Filtrate vs. Residue

Filtrate vs. Residue — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Filtrate and Residue

Filtratenoun

The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from the filtride.

Residuenoun

Whatever remains after something else has been removed.

Filtrateverb

To filter.

Residuenoun

(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.

Filtratenoun

the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter

Residuenoun

(biochemistry) A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.

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Filtrateverb

remove by passing through a filter;

filter out the impurities

Residuenoun

(legal) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.

Residuenoun

(mathematics) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

Residuenoun

matter that remains after something has been removed

Residuenoun

something left after other parts have been taken away;

there was no remainderhe threw away the resthe took what he wanted and I got the balance