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Filtration
Definition 1
The process of passing a liquid or gas through a filter. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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