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filter paper

noun
 
 

Definition

[U] thin paper that allows only liquid to flow throughStraining and filtering devices [C] UK a paper cone that allows only water through and is used to make filter coffeeStraining and filtering devices
(Definition of filter paper noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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