filter cake

noun

The dense mass of substances that gradually accumulates on a filter.

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Meanings

nounfilter cake (plural filter cakes)

plural filter cakes · alternative filtercake

  1. The dense mass of substances that gradually accumulates on a filter.

Origin

From filter + cake.

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APA

filter cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20cake

MLA

“filter cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20cake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filter cake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20cake.

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