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elute

Syllables: e·lute/iˈluːt/

elute verb: to separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) 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.
    • 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.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...

elute meaning in Tamil

elute in Tamil

கழுவியெடுத்தல்

Forms of elute

third-person singular presentelutes
present participleeluting
past participleeluted
pasteluted

Origin of elute

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

Words formed from elute

Words that rhyme with elute

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Questions about elute

What does elute mean?
Elute means to separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.
What is elute in Tamil?
Elute in Tamil is கழுவியெடுத்தல். See Elute meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is elute?
Elute is a verb.
How do you pronounce elute?
Elute is pronounced /iˈluːt/.
What is the past tense of elute?
The past tense of elute is eluted.

Words near elute in the dictionary

  1. elusory
  2. Elut
  3. elutable
  4. elutant
  5. elutants
  6. elute
  7. eluted
  8. eluter
  9. eluters
  10. elutes
  11. eluting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elute (page history and authors); elute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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