elute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

/iˈluːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elute.wav

elute elutes eluting eluted

First attested in 1731. Borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, from the verb ēluō (“to wash away”).

eluant eluate eluent eluotropic elutable elution desorb leach

coelute electroelute elutor reelute uneluted

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