filter paper
nounDefinition of filter paper
: porous unsized paper used especially for filtering
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The room had shelves filled with glass jars of kissing bugs crawling on filter paper folded accordion style. — Marc Burckhardt, National Geographic, "A little-known parasite infects 300,000 people in the U.S.," 17 June 2019 After filling open-ended tea bags made of conventional filter paper, students will add a string to the bag and then iron the opening closed. — Ginger Brashinger, Daily Southtown, "Learn how to grow, pick and blend your own tea herbs during Palos Park workshop," 27 June 2018 The jet uses external flow devices to collect airborne particulate on filter paper and can analyze samples on board to detect radioactivity. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "These Are the Planes the U.S. and Japan Use to Check on North Korea's Nuke Tests," 7 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'filter paper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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filter paper
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Medical Definition of filter paper
: porous unsized paper used especially for filtering