filtrate
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The stalactites - hundreds of mineral formations hanging like melted candle wax above us which naturally filtrate the rainwater - are being clogged by cement dust, he says.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
By the time the filtrate reaches the DCT, most of the urine and solutes have been reabsorbed.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
As the filtrate passes down the tubules, nutrients and other solutes are reabsorbed by capillaries.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
For instance, if an emulsion of the brain of a rabid animal is filtered through a germ-proof filter, the filtrate will be harmless.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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