ELUTRIATING

Verb

elutriating

present participle of elutriate

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


ELUTRIATE

E*lu"tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elutriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elutriating.] Etym: [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.]

Definition: To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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