sieving

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noun

The act of passing something through a sieve.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sieve
nounsieving (plural sievings)

plural sievings

  1. The act of passing something through a sieve.
  2. Material that has passed through a sieve.

    The sievings retained on different sieves are washed into separate Petri dishes for further observations or purification by sucrose centrifugation.

    2008, D. K. Maheshwari, Potential Microorganisms For Sustainable Agriculture, page 79

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
screeningsifting

Translations

Esperanto kribro
  • kribroact of passing something through a sieve
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APA

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MLA

“sieving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sieving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sieving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sieving.

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