elute

e·lute

 (ĭ-lo͞ot′)

tr.v. e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing, e·lutes

To extract (one material) from another, usually by means of a solvent.

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[From Latin ēluere, ēlūt-, to wash out : ē-, ex-, ex- + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·lu′tion n.

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elute

(iːˈluːt; ɪˈluːt)

vb

(Chemistry) (tr) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography

[C18: from Latin ēlūtus rinsed out, from ēluere to wash clean, from luere to wash, lave]

eˈlution n

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e•lute

(iˈlut, ɪˈlut)

v.t. e•lut•ed, e•lut•ing.

to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.

[1725–35; < Latin ēlūtus, past participle of ēluere to wash out]

e•lu′tion, n.

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elute

Past participle: eluted
Gerund: eluting

Imperative

elute

elute

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

elute - wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography wash, rinse - clean with some chemical process

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Translations

elute

vt liberar; drug-eluting liberador de fármacos

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