Sieving
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sieving is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sieve.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of sieve.
More Meanings
- The act of passing something through a sieve.
- Material that has passed through a sieve.
Example Sentences
The sievings retained on different sieves are washed into separate Petri dishes for further observations or purification by sucrose centrifugation.
Word Forms
- sievings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sift, screen, sort, strain, sifting, screening.
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