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Seitz|zaɪts| [See quot. 1944: a proprietary term in the U.S.] Used attrib. and in Comb. with reference to filtration, as Seitz disc, a small disc of compressed asbestos fibres, used for filtration; Seitz filter, a type of filter in which liquids are purified by passage through a readily replaceable Seitz disc; so as v. trans.; Seitz-filtered ppl. a., Seitz filtration; Seitz pad, a Seitz disc.
19251st Progress Rep. Foot-&-Mouth Dis. Res. Comm. (Min. of Agric. & Fisheries) App. ii. 20 A routine form of asbestos filter of German manufacture, the Seitz filter, has been employed with success. 1928T. M. Rivers Filterable Viruses ii. 59 Smaller filters with Seitz discs have been made for use in experimental work. [1944Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Apr. 12/2 Republic Filters, Inc., Paterson, N.J...Seitz. The trade-mark is a facsimile of the signature of Mr. Seitz, the late inventor of the basic construction of the filtering apparatus manufactured and sold by applicant.] 1946Nature 31 Aug. 293/2 After the fungus has grown in the liquid medium for about two weeks, the culture medium is Seitz-filtered and collected in autoclaved tubes and ampoules. 1947Ann. Rev. Microbiol. I. 378 The second experiment..involved thirty-six men who were divided into three groups of twelve each and sprayed, respectively, with untreated sputum and throat washings, with the material filtered through sintered glass or Seitz pads, or with the same material autoclaved. 1956Nature 21 Jan. 134/1 Another 2 ml. of the same medium, containing 0·05 per cent aesculin sterilized by Seitz-filtration, [was] added. Ibid. 10 Mar. 481/2 (caption) Curve B shows the results in Seitz-filtered artificial duodenal contents alone. 1961Lancet 29 July 227/2 The pH was adjusted to 7·4 and the medium sterilised by Seitz filtration. 1964M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) ii. 25 The Seitz filter has almost entirely replaced all other types of filter... Filtration is carried out through an asbestos pad clamped to the bottom of a metal container. |