How to Use filter paper in a Sentence

filter paper

noun
  • Once the sample had been preserved on filter paper, the clock began ticking.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • But Take Note By the third pour, the filter paper used to check the dampness was dripping wet.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But the lab tests for newborn screenings generally don't use all of the half-dozen or so drops of blood collected on filter paper cards.
    — Michelle Andrews, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This involves placing a piece of filter paper for 60 seconds between a dog’s lower eyelid and cornea.
    — Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Testers held the filter paper against the underwear for 30 seconds and noted any changes in moisture, texture, or appearance.
    — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Next, the team conducted a simple test with dry filter paper to determine whether or not the underwear had any leakage or fluid transfer issues.
    — Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The tea filter bag is made of natural wood pulp filter paper, which is biodegradable and more environmentally friendly than standard tea bags.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The tea filter bag is made of natural wood pulp filter paper, which is biodegradable and more environmentally friendly than standard tea bags.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2022
  • When the mini-habitat lands on the moon, the fancy can will automatically release enough water to wet a piece of nutrient-laden filter paper.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2013
  • The contraption precisely deposits droplets of chemical reagent onto filter paper.
    — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2014
  • Typically, researchers use pipettes to apply microliters of the protein solution to sample holders and blot away the excess with filter paper.
    — Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Once the liquid was fully absorbed, the testers pressed dry filter paper on the interior gusset for 30 seconds, then noted how wet or dry the paper felt and appeared.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Once the liquid was fully absorbed, the testers pressed dry filter paper on the interior gusset for 30 seconds, then noted how wet or dry the paper felt and appeared.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The aircraft is equipped with external flow-through devices to collect particulates on filter paper and a compressor system for whole air samples collected in holding spheres.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The jet uses external flow devices to collect airborne particulate on filter paper and can analyze samples on board to detect radioactivity.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2017
  • In 1964, Robert Phillips developed the punch index machine that could punch four holes in filter paper at once, allowing a single blood sample to be used in four different tests.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • In 1963, Guthrie pioneered a simple test for detecting the genetic disorder phenylketonuria, commonly called PKU, using just a few drops of blood collected from a baby's heel and placed on filter paper.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Inspired by wetland plants like mangroves, 12-year-old Ella Barth and Esme Tsai’s prototype glass funnel uses layers of coffee filter paper, gravel, sand, ion exchange resin, charcoal and cotton, mimicking a natural filtration process to help rid local tap water of its chalky taste.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

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