Capable of being filtered; able to pass through or be separated by a filter.
From 'filter' (Medieval Latin filtrum) plus the suffix '-able' (Latin -abilis, capable of). Used in scientific contexts since the 19th century.
The discovery of filterable viruses—particles so small they could pass through fine filters—revolutionized medicine in the 1890s and revealed a whole invisible world of infectious agents.
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