elute

e·lute
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/iˈluːt/

verb

To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

“A mixture of isooctane and ethyl acetate can be used to elute triglycerides from a complex lipid solution.”

OriginLatin ēlūtus →
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Meanings

verbelute (third-person singular simple present elutes, present participle eluting, simple past and past participle eluted)

present singular third person elutes · participle present eluting · participle past eluted · past eluted

  1. transitiveTo separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

    A mixture of isooctane and ethyl acetate can be used to elute triglycerides from a complex lipid solution.

    1 more example

    1969, D'Arcy R. George, J. Richard Ross, Improved Eluex Process for Eluting Uranium from Ion Exchange Resins, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 7227, page 6, Under these conditions the organic was loaded to 4.96 grams U₃0₈ per liter and the resin was eluted to 2.0 grams and 0.6 gram per liter in stages 3 and 4, respectively.

Origin

  1. Latinēlūtus
  2. Englishelute

First attested in 1731. Borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, from the verb ēluō (“to wash away”).

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Translations

Catalan eluir
  • eluirto separate substances using a solvent
Czech eluovat
  • eluovatto separate substances using a solvent
French éluer
  • éluerto separate substances using a solvent
German eluieren, herauslösen
  • eluierento separate substances using a solvent
  • herauslösento separate substances using a solvent
Italian eluire
  • eluireto separate substances using a solvent
Latin eluo
  • eluoto separate substances using a solvent
Swedish eluera
  • eluerato separate substances using a solvent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with elute

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APA

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MLA

“elute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elute. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elute.

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