The act or process of straining or filtering liquid to remove solid particles.
From Latin 'colatio,' derived from 'colare' (to strain), with the action noun suffix '-tion' added to create a noun describing the filtering process itself.
Medieval apothecaries used 'colation' to prepare medicines by filtering herbal mixtures—it's why chemistry and pharmacy still use precise straining techniques. The word connects kitchen work to pharmaceutical science.
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