nanofiltration

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noun

Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger

OriginEnglish filtration ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounnanofiltration (countable and uncountable, plural nanofiltrations)

plural nanofiltrations

  1. countableuncountablePressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishfiltration
  5. Englishnanofiltration

From nano- + filtration.

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Translations

Italian nanofiltrazione
  • nanofiltrazioneTranslations
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APA

nanofiltration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanofiltration

MLA

“nanofiltration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanofiltration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanofiltration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanofiltration.

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