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filterable

[ fil-ter-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being filtered.
  2. Microbiology. capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters.


filterable

/ ˈfɪltrəbəl; ˈfɪltərəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being filtered
  2. (of most viruses and certain bacteria) capable of passing through the pores of a fine filter
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Derived Forms

  • ˌھٱˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ھt··i·ٲ ھt···Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ھt·· adjective
  • ܲ·ھt·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of filterable1

First recorded in 1905–10; filter + -able
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The Seattle Tree Walks mobile app, which launched in April 2020, features 40 routes, filterable for mileage and elevation.

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Search results will be filterable by feature in coming months, according to Xbox.

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This online registry marks a true milestone, turning an overwhelming amount of genomic information into a searchable, filterable and retrievable encyclopedia of DNA elements, which is freely accessible at https://screen.encodeproject.org.

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A mandate for filterable, observable and traceable messaging would effectively destroy the end-to-end encryption on platforms that makes conversations visible only to their participants.

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Yet, it wasn’t until 1931 that researcher Richard Shope identified a filterable agent, smaller than bacteria, as the cause of the disease in pigs and demonstrated the transmission of an influenza virus.

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