Synonyms for filtration
fil·tra·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. filtrationnoun

   the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

2. filtrationnoun

   the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

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1. • Change
   • Natural Process

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1. filtrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   filtering, straining

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1. List of paraphrases for "filtration":

   filtering, filter, seepage, leakage, filtrate, screening

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1. Luke Waid:

   They could have told us months in advance and we could have had home filtration systems set up so that it could have never gotten this far.

2. Melinda Mills:

   It was indeed very frustrating as a scientist,( because) there have been a lot of material studies that show these good, high quality masks can really stop filtration.

3. Dave Hnida:

   The reason for that is you do wind up getting more filtration of viral particles. It becomes more of an obstacle course for the viral particle to make its way from the air into your nose and throat and then into your lungs.

4. Abraar Karan:

   Right now, it's extremely confusing navigating the mask market ... there are no really great, cheap, affordable, scalable options that are reusable that also provide high filtration, that you can easily find, so, we're thinking about [delivering] a kit that includes a high-filtration mask and also may include some kind of a device that can help with the fit of other masks.

5. Linsey Marr:

   Things are tough right now with Delta because we've heard how transmissible it is and how people who are vaccinated can carry high loads of virus in their noses. But I think we can be reassured that the vaccines still provide excellent protection against hospitalization, serious cases of illness... We know what works and, [ even ] with a more transmissible virus, those things still work : the masks, the distancing, ventilation, filtration and avoiding crowds, we just need to make sure we are even more vigilant about them.