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elution

/ ĭ-lo̅o̅shən /

  1. The process of extracting a substance that is adsorbed to another by washing it with a solvent.
  2. ◆ The substance used as a solvent in elution is called an eluent.
  3. ◆ The solution of the solvent and the substance that was adsorbed to another is called the eluate.


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