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eluate

eluate noun: a liquid solution that results from elution.

Noun

eluate (countable and uncountable, plural eluates)

  1. A liquid solution that results from elution.

Verb

eluate (third-person singular simple present eluates, present participle eluating, simple past and past participle eluated)

  1. To subject or be subjected to elution.

Forms of eluate

Noun
pluraleluates
Verb
third-person singular presenteluates
present participleeluating
past participleeluated
pasteluated

Origin of eluate

From Latin ēluō + -ate (noun-forming suffix, of participial origin). On the other hand, elute has been borrowed directly from the perfect passive participle of ēluō, ēlūtus.

From Latin ēluō + -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin), see etymology 1.

Words formed from eluate

Questions about eluate

What does eluate mean?
Eluate means a liquid solution that results from elution.
What part of speech is eluate?
Eluate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of eluate?
The plural of eluate is eluates.

Words near eluate in the dictionary

  1. elts
  2. Elu
  3. Eluanbi
  4. eluant
  5. eluants
  6. eluate
  7. eluated
  8. eluates
  9. elucidate
  10. elucidated
  11. elucidates

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