Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Filter feeder — [ left|thumb|200px|Krill feeding under high phytoplankton concentration (slowed down by a factor of 12).] Filter feeders (also known as suspension feeders) are animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water,… … Wikipedia
filter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum piece of felt used as a filter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German filz felt more at felt Date: 1563 1. a. a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which … New Collegiate Dictionary
filter — 1. A porous substance through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate it from contained particulate matter or impurities to sterilize. SYN: filtrum. 2. To use or to subject to the action of a f.. 3. In diagno … Medical dictionary
filter press — /ˈfɪltə prɛs/ (say filtuh pres) noun an apparatus used for filtering on an industrial scale, consisting of a series of metal or wooden frames covered with filter cloth between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped …
Self-contained breathing apparatus — SCBA redirects here. For other uses, see SCBA (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the very similar Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Toronto firefighter wearing an SCBA A self contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA, sometimes… … Wikipedia
Bayer filter — The Bayer arrangement of color filters on the pixel array of an image sensor … Wikipedia
laboratory apparatus — ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Laboratory apparatus includes: autoclave beaker bell jar boiling tube Büchner funnel Bunsen burner burette centrifuge clamp condenser conical flask crucible cylinder desiccator distillation apparatus dropper electron microscope eva … Useful english dictionary
Chamberland filter — Cham·ber·land filter chām bər lən(d) , shän ber län n a candle shaped porcelain filter used chiefly to filter out microorganisms (as from culture media) Cham·ber·land shän ber län Charles Édouard (1851 1908) French bacteriologist. A close… … Medical dictionary
Depth filter — Depth filters are the variety of filters that use a porous filtration medium to retain particles throughout the medium, rather that just on the surface of the medium. These filters are commonly used when the fluid to be filtered contains a high… … Wikipedia
rebreathing apparatus — /riˌbriðɪŋ æpəˈratəs/ (say ree.breedhing apuh rahtuhs) noun a breathing apparatus in which exhaled gases are passed through a carbon dioxide filter and breathed again …
