elutriating

[ih-loo-tree-eyt]

verb (used with object), e·lu·tri·at·ed, e·lu·tri·at·ing.

to purify by washing and straining or decanting.

to separate the light and heavy particles of by washing.

Origin:
1725–35; < Latin ēlutriāt(us) (past participle of ēlutriāre) washed out, equivalent to ē- e- + lutri- wash + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

e·lu·tri·a·tion, noun

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