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

Because salt but not water is lost, the filtrate becomes more dilute as it travels up the limb.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Some strata allow water to pass through them, while others more impervious force it to run or filtrate along their surfaces till it reaches more level ground below.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various