Elute Definition

ĭ-lo͝ot
eluted, elutes, eluting
verb
To remove (adsorbed material) by use of a solvent.
Webster's New World

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.
Wiktionary

Origin of Elute

  • From Latin ēluere ēlūt- to wash out ē-, ex- ex- -luere to wash leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin elutus (washed out), 1731.

    From Wiktionary

Elute Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to elute using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

elute