siftage

noun

sift·​age

-tij

plural -s

1

: sift

pulling asunder the fibrous clods, but not reducing them to siftage

—R. D. Blackmore

2

: the action of sifting

a small sleeve and large valve prevent siftage

—Modern Packaging

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