Filtered
['fɪltɚ]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Filter
Editor: Melinda
Examples
- To every gallon of juice to be filtered there is placed in the filter 2 ounces of charcoal, 2 scruples of crushed mustard seed, and 6 drachms of ground sassafras root. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In some cities where the water is very hard, as in Columbus, Ohio, it is softened and filtered at public expense, before it leaves the reservoirs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But is has filtered through into elementary education and largely controls its processes and aims. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This was left on the meat for eighteen hours, and then filtered off through muslin. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The latter is then filtered through bone black until it is colorless and is then evaporated in the vacuum pan, which is the important invention of the century in sugar making. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The lines _b_ show the relative number of people who died of typhoid fever before the water was filtered; the lines _a_ show the numbers who died after the water was filtered. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- All the water which reaches the well pipes will have filtered through the soil bed and therefore will probably be safe. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Water taken from such a depth has filtered through a bed of soil, and is fairly safe for any purpose. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Melinda