filterable

/fil-ter-uh-buhl/US // ˈfɪl tər ə bəl //UK // (ˈfɪltərəbəl) //

可过滤,可过滤的,可以过滤,可以过滤的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : capable of being filtered.
- : Microbiology. capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters.

The discovery of virusesIn Ruska’s day, researchers used the term “filterable infectious agents” to describe viruses.
The term virus or filterable virus is likewise applied to these ultramicroscopic and filterable agents.
Because these agents pass through the finest bacterial filters, they are also frequently called filterable.
The disease so produced is not contagious, and the contagious element seems to be due to the filterable virus.