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Filtration vs Infiltration - What's the difference?

filtration | infiltration |

As nouns the difference between filtration and infiltration

is that filtration is the act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it while infiltration is the act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.

filtration

English

(filtration)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

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    infiltration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
  • The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
  • * Kirwan
    • calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities
  • The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly.