sieving

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of sieve

noun

  1. The act of passing something through a sieve.
  2. Material that has passed through a sieve.
    The sievings retained on different sieves are washed into separate Petri dishes for further observations or purification by sucrose centrifugation. 2008, D. K. Maheshwari, Potential Microorganisms For Sustainable Agriculture, page 79

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