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e⋅lute

  [ee-loot, i-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; < L ēlūtus, ptp. of ēluere to wash out, equiv. to ē- e- + -luere, comb. form of lavere to wash (see lave )

Related forms:
e⋅lu⋅tion, noun
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e·lute   (ĭ-lōōt')   
tr.v.   e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing, e·lutes
To extract (one material) from another, usually by means of a solvent.

[From Latin ēluere, ēlūt-, to wash out : ē-, ex-, ex- + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]
e·lu'tion n.
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Main Entry: elute
Pronunciation: E-'lüt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: elut·ed; elut·ing
: to wash out orextract; specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent —elu·tion /-'lü-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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