e·lute ( -l t )tr.v. e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing, e·lutes To extract (one material) from another, usually by means of a solvent. [From Latin  luere, l t-, to wash out : -, ex-, ex- + -luere, to wash; see leu( )- in Indo-European roots.]e·lu tion n. |
elute [iːˈluːt ɪˈluːt]
vb
(Chemistry) (tr) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography
[from Latin ēlūtus rinsed out, from ēluere to wash clean, from luere to wash, lave]
elution n
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