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E0097500 (ĭ-lo͞ot′)tr.v. e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing, e·lutes To extract (one material) from another, usually by means of a solvent.

[From Latin ēluere, ēlūt-, to wash out : ē-, ex-, ex- + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]

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removal of soluble matter from a substance to be refined by washing it in water.See also: Processes

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elution - the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ionsextraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

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[e-loo´shun] in chemistry, separation of material by washing; the process of pulverizing substances and mixing them with water in order to separate the heavier constituents, which settle out in solution, from the lighter.

e·lu·tion

(ē-lū'shŭn), 1. The separation, by washing, of one solid from another. 2. The removal, by means of a suitable solvent, of one material from another that is insoluble in that solvent, as in column chromatography. 3. The removal of antibodies absorbed onto the erythrocyte surface. Synonym(s): elutriation [L. e-luo, pp. lutus, to wash out]

e·lu·tion

(ē-lū'shŭn) 1. The separation, by washing, of one solid from another. 2. The removal, by means of a suitable solvent, of one material from another that is insoluble in that solvent, as in column chromatography. 3. The removal of antibodies absorbed onto the erythrocyte surface.

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The washing out of a substance from a material into a fluid in which the material is immersed. A coronary artery stent may, for instance, be designed to elute drugs into the bloodstream.

e·lu·tion

(ē-lū'shŭn) 1. Separation, by washing, of one solid from another. 2. Removal, with a suitable solvent, of one material from another that is insoluble in that solvent. 3. Removal of antibodies absorbed onto the erythrocyte surface.

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noun the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions)

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