elute

[ ee-loot, ih-loot ]

/ iˈlut, ɪˈlut /

verb (used with object), e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing. Physical Chemistry.

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

Nearby words

elul, elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate, elutriator, eluvial, eluviate

Origin of elute

1725–35; < Latin ēlūtus, past participle of ēluere to wash out, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash (see lave¹)

Related forms

e·lu·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for elute

elute

/ (iːˈluːt, ɪˈluːt) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

elution, noun

Word Origin for elute

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

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