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elute
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb elute has 1 sense
- elute(v = verb.contact) - wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography; is one way to rinse, wash
Derived form noun elution1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
elute, v. t. [L. elutus, p. p. of eluers to elute; e + luere to wash.].
To wash out. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
elute, v.tr. Chem. remove (an adsorbed substance) by washing.
Derivative
elution n.
Etymology
G eluieren (as ELUENT)
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