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elute

Syllabification: (e·lute)
Pronunciation: /iˈlo͞ot/

Definition of elute

verb

[with object] Chemistry
  • remove (an adsorbed substance) by washing with a solvent, especially in chromatography.

Derivatives

elution

Pronunciation: /iˈlo͞oSHən/

noun

Origin:

1920s: from Latin elut- 'washed out', from the verb eluere, suggested by German eluieren

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