ELUTE

elute

(verb) wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

elute (third-person singular simple present elutes, present participle eluting, simple past and past participle eluted)

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

Source: Wiktionary


E*lute", v. t. Etym: [L. elutus, p. p. of eluers to elute; e + luere to wash.]

Definition: To wash out. [R.] Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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