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el⋅u⋅ant

  [el-yoo-uhnt]
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–noun
a liquid used for elution.
Origin:
1940–45; < L ēlu(ere) to wash out (see elute ) + -ant
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el·u·ant   (ěl'yōō-ənt)   
n.  Variant of eluent.
el·u·ent also el·u·ant   (ěl'yōō-ənt)   
n.  A substance used as a solvent in separating materials in elution.

[Latin ēluēns, ēluent-, present participle of ēluere, to wash out; see elute.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: el·u·ant
Variant: or el·u·ent /'el-y&-w&nt/
Function: noun
: a solvent used in eluting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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eluant el·u·ant or el·u·ent (ěl'y&oomacr;-ənt)
n.
A substance used as a solvent in the process of elution.

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