nutsch filter

noun

ˈnüch-

variants or nutsch

plural -es

sometimes capitalized N

: a filter of a simple type adapted to batch operation

especially : such a filter operated by suction

Word History

Etymology

German nutsch, nutsche, literally, sucking bottle, from nutschen to suck, of imitative origin

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