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elute
[ ee-loot, ih-loot ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
elute
/ ɪˈluːt; iːˈluːt /
verb
- tr to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography
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Derived Forms
- eˈlution, noun
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Other Words From
- e·lution noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of elute1
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What does elute mean?
To elute is to remove by dissolving, such as with a substance that has been absorbed into another substance.
In the field of physical chemistry and chromatography, substances are normally eluted in order to purify another substance or isolate a specific substance from another for independent use. For example, to separate antibodies from red blood cells, a scientist would heat the combined substance in a saline solution. Separating out the antibodies would allow the scientist to study the antibodies more closely.
Elution is the process of eluting, and the eluent is the solution you would use to elute your substance.
Example: To understand why Madison was so sick, her doctor ordered a test that would elute antibodies from a sample of her blood.
Where does elute come from?
The first records of the term elute come from around the 1720s. It comes from the Latin ēluere, meaning “to wash out.”
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How is elute used in real life?
Elute is almost always used to refer to removing something by dissolving it in a solution.
When you elute your prep plate with toluene. pic.twitter.com/EuAxVunnBR
— Shenvi Lab (@Shenvi_Lab) October 29, 2021
Somehow I missed the FDA approving the first drug eluting contacts last month. They elute ketotifen for allergic conjunctivitis. How cool is that?
— Blitzy ⚡️🩺🏴☠️ (@Blitz_y) April 4, 2022
12 hours of purifying protein is worth it when you finally elute and the cool GFP tag makes it debut pic.twitter.com/ympNleoT00
— Annie Doyle (@Anaerobe_annie) March 5, 2021
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To elute is to absorb one substance into another.
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