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filterable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be separated by filtration

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

That can pass through a specified filter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English filter Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English filterable From filter + -able.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: filtrierbar — able to be separated by filtration
  • German: filterfähig — able to be separated by filtration
  • Hungarian: szűrhető — able to be separated by filtration
  • Italian: filtrabile — able to be separated by filtration
  • Manx: yn-sheeley — able to be separated by filtration
  • Polish: przesączalny — able to be separated by filtration
  • Portuguese: filtrável — able to be separated by filtration
  • Romanian: filtrabil — able to be separated by filtration
  • Tagalog: masasala — able to be separated by filtration
  • Turkish: filtrelenebilir — able to be separated by filtration
  • Polish: przesączalny — that can pass through a specified filter