What is the term filtrate mean?
Definition of filtrate
: fluid that has passed through a filter.
What does filtrate mean in chemistry?
Filtration
Filtration is the process of separating suspended solid matter from a liquid, by causing the latter to pass through the pores of some substance, called a filter. The liquid which has passed through the filter is called the filtrate.
What is another name for filtrate?
What is another word for filtrate?
| leach | drain |
|---|---|
| filter | strain |
| lixiviate | percolate |
| seep | extract |
| discharge | dribble |
What is in the filtrate?
The filtrate is composed of water, ions (sodium, potassium, chloride), glucose and small proteins (less than 30,000 daltons — a dalton is a unit of molecular weight). The rate of filtration is approximately 125 ml/min or 45 gallons (180 liters) each day.
What do you mean by glomerular filtrate?
glomerular filtrate The fluid in the lumen of the Bowman’s capsule of the nephron that has been filtered from the capillaries of the glomerulus (see ultrafiltration).