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 elution

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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Medicine definitions for elution

elution

[ ĭ-lōō′shən ]

n.

The chromatographic process of using a solvent to extract an adsorbed substance from a solid adsorbing medium.

The removal of antibody from the antigen to which it is attached.

Science definitions for elution

elution

[ ĭ-lōō′shən ]

The process of extracting a substance that is adsorbed to another by washing it with a solvent.♦ The substance used as a solvent in elution is called an eluent. ♦ The solution of the solvent and the substance that was adsorbed to another is called the eluate.