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e·lute
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iˈlut
,
ɪˈlut
/
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loot
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verb (used with object),
e·lut·ed,
e·lut·ing.
Physical Chemistry
.
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
Origin:
1725–35;
<
Latin
ēlūtus,
past participle of
ēluere
to wash out, equivalent to
ē-
e-
+
-luere,
combining form of
lavere
to wash (
see
lave
)
Related forms
e·lu·tion,
noun
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elute
(iːˈluːt, ɪˈluːt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography
[C18: from Latin
ēlūtus
rinsed out, from
ēluere
to wash clean, from
luere
to wash,
lave
]
e'lution
—
n
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