elute

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5
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7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/iˈluːt/

Definition of elute

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.
    “A mixture of isooctane and ethyl acetate can be used to elute triglycerides from a complex lipid solution.”
    “1969, D'Arcy R. George, J. Richard Ross, Improved Eluex Process for Eluting Uranium from Ion Exchange Resins, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 7227, page 6, Under these conditions the organic was loaded to 4.96 grams U₃0₈ per liter and the resin was eluted to 2.0 grams and 0.6 gram per liter in stages 3 and 4, respectively.”

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Etymology

First attested in 1731. Borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, from the verb ēluō (“to wash away”).

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