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e·lu·tri·ate E0097600 (ĭ-lo͞o′trē-āt′)tr.v. e·lu·tri·at·ed, e·lu·tri·at·ing, e·lu·tri·ates 1. To purify, separate, or remove (ore, for example) by washing, decanting, and settling.2. To wash away the lighter or finer particles of (soil, for example). [Latin elutriāre, elutriāt- (from *elutrium, vat, bath, from Greek *elutrion, diminutive of elutron, cover, sheath, tank; see elytron) or ēlūtriāre (from *ēlūtor, one who washes, from ēluere, to wash out; see elute).] e·lu′tri·a′tion n.elutriate (ɪˈluːtrɪˌeɪt) vb (Chemistry) (tr) to purify or separate (a substance or mixture) by washing and straining or decanting[C18: from Latin ēlūtriāre to wash out, from ēluere, from ē- out + lavere to wash] eˌlutriˈation n eˈlutriˌator ne•lu•tri•ate (ɪˈlu triˌeɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of (a substance) by washing. [1725–35; < Latin elutriātus, past participle of elutriāre to rinse in a vat] e•lu`tri•a′tion, n. elutriate Past participle: elutriated Gerund: elutriating
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elutriate | elutriate |
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I elutriate | you elutriate | he/she/it elutriates | we elutriate | you elutriate | they elutriate |
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I elutriated | you elutriated | he/she/it elutriated | we elutriated | you elutriated | they elutriated |
Present Continuous |
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I am elutriating | you are elutriating | he/she/it is elutriating | we are elutriating | you are elutriating | they are elutriating |
Present Perfect |
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I have elutriated | you have elutriated | he/she/it has elutriated | we have elutriated | you have elutriated | they have elutriated |
Past Continuous |
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I was elutriating | you were elutriating | he/she/it was elutriating | we were elutriating | you were elutriating | they were elutriating |
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I had elutriated | you had elutriated | he/she/it had elutriated | we had elutriated | you had elutriated | they had elutriated |
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I will elutriate | you will elutriate | he/she/it will elutriate | we will elutriate | you will elutriate | they will elutriate |
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I will have elutriated | you will have elutriated | he/she/it will have elutriated | we will have elutriated | you will have elutriated | they will have elutriated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be elutriating | you will be elutriating | he/she/it will be elutriating | we will be elutriating | you will be elutriating | they will be elutriating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been elutriating | you have been elutriating | he/she/it has been elutriating | we have been elutriating | you have been elutriating | they have been elutriating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been elutriating | you will have been elutriating | he/she/it will have been elutriating | we will have been elutriating | you will have been elutriating | they will have been elutriating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been elutriating | you had been elutriating | he/she/it had been elutriating | we had been elutriating | you had been elutriating | they had been elutriating |
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I would elutriate | you would elutriate | he/she/it would elutriate | we would elutriate | you would elutriate | they would elutriate |
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I would have elutriated | you would have elutriated | he/she/it would have elutriated | we would have elutriated | you would have elutriated | they would have elutriated | EncyclopediaSeeElutriationMedicalSeeelutriationThesaurusSeeelute |