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elute

[ ee-loot, ih-loot ]
/ iˈlut, ɪˈlut /
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verb (used with object), e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing.Physical Chemistry.
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
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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)

OTHER WORDS FROM elute

e·lu·tion, noun

Words nearby elute

Elul, Elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate, elutriator, eluvial, eluviate
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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 of elute

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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