WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fil′terable vi′rus,
- Microbiologya virus particle small enough to pass through a filter of diatomaceous earth or porcelain, which will not pass bacteria: chiefly historical or an informal indicator of size, as synthetic membrane filters now permit passage of the smallest virus.
- 1910–15
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