filterable /fil·ter·a·ble/ (-ah-b'l) capable of passing through the pores of a filter.
filterable [fil´ter-ah-b'l, fil´trah-b'l]
fil·ter·a·ble (f l t r--bl, fltr-) or fil·tra·ble (-tr-bl)adj. Relating to smaller viruses and some bacteria capable of passing through a fine-pored filter. |
filterable [fil´ter-ah-b'l, fil´trah-b'l]
capable of passing through the pores of a filter; usually referring to living infectious agents such as viruses that can pass through a filter that retains the usual pathogenic bacteria. This attribute was key in the initial discovery of viruses.
filterable, filtrable
capable of passing through the pores of a filter.
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