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  • noun A filter that removes very small particles.

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ filter

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Examples

  • It does look conceptually like a French press but I noticed two distinct differences ... it uses a microfilter which supposedly gets rid of the 'grit' common to a French press, and it takes only 30 seconds to brew where my French press suggest 4-5 minutes minimum.

    Coffee and AeroPress coffee maker 2009

  • Q: can microfilter waterbottles filter out everything bad like even bacteria, orr do i still need to boil the water.

    can microfilter waterbottles filter out everything bad like even bacteria, orr do i still need to boil the water. 2009

  • It does look conceptually like a French press but I noticed two distinct differences ... it uses a microfilter which supposedly gets rid of the 'grit' common to a French press, and it takes only 30 seconds to brew where my French press suggest 4-5 minutes minimum.

    Coffee and AeroPress coffee maker 2009

  • It does look conceptually like a French press but I noticed two distinct differences ... it uses a microfilter which supposedly gets rid of the 'grit' common to a French press, and it takes only 30 seconds to brew where my French press suggest 4-5 minutes minimum.

    Coffee and AeroPress coffee maker 2009

  • It does look conceptually like a French press but I noticed two distinct differences ... it uses a microfilter which supposedly gets rid of the 'grit' common to a French press, and it takes only 30 seconds to brew where my French press suggest 4-5 minutes minimum.

    Coffee and AeroPress coffee maker 2009

  • It is a three-step process: Sewer water that has already been treated by the county's sanitation district goes through a microfilter to remove solids and bacteria.

    Sewer to Spigot: Recycled Water 2008

  • If you can't, filtration with a microfilter can work well, too.

    Giardiasis: How To Battle Beaver Fever 2004

  • Now the room phone is off the hook until I can go down to Sim Lim and get another microfilter.

    j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2005

  • A microfilter functions by pressing oil through a filter cartridge which removes:

    11.1 Welding additives 1993

  • And with my camping water filter, I am guaranteed with an overflowing supply of water, because it is equipped with microfilter that can reduce even the presence of harmful chemicals, silts and pesticides.

    Health Medicine Medical 2010

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