Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Filterable: Describes a substance, typically a microorganism like a virus, that is small enough to pass through the fine pores of a filter.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Virus cúm là một loại virus qua lọc. (The flu virus is a filterable virus.)
  • Các vi sinh vật qua lọc thường không thể nhìn thấy bằng kính hiển vi quang học thông thường. (Filterable microorganisms are often not visible with a standard optical microscope.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: The term is almost exclusively used in scientific fields like virology, microbiology, and chemistry to describe agents that can pass through a bacteriological filter, which retains bacteria.
  • Thuốc thử này ở dạng dung dịch qua lọc. (This reagent is in a filterable solution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lọc (v): to filter.

  • Hãy lọc nước trước khi uống. (Filter the water before drinking.)

• Có thể lọc được (adj phrase): filterable (a more descriptive, synonymous phrase).

  • Chất lỏng này có thể lọc được. (This liquid is filterable.)

Synonyms

• Filterable: Capable of being filtered or passing through a filter.

Notes on Usage

• Specificity: "Qua lọc" is a specialized technical term. In everyday language, the concept is more commonly expressed with the verb "lọc" (to filter) or the phrase "có thể lọc được."
• Historical Context: The term "filterable virus" was common in early virology before the nature of viruses was fully understood. While still technically accurate, modern English often simply uses "virus," with "filterable" implied in specific experimental contexts.

adj

1. filterable