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elution
/ ĭ-lo̅o̅′shən /
- The process of extracting a substance that is adsorbed to another by washing it with a solvent.
- ◆ The substance used as a solvent in elution is called an eluent.
- ◆ The solution of the solvent and the substance that was adsorbed to another is called the eluate.
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