filtrationnoun [ U ]
uk/fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃən/us/fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃən/the act of passing a liquid or gas through a piece of equipment in order to remove solid pieces or other substances:
a filtration unit/plant
The technology exists to remove all of these contaminants through filtration.
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