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eluting

eluting is the present participle and gerund of elute.

Meaning of elute

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.

Questions about eluting

What is eluting the present participle and gerund of?
Eluting is the present participle and gerund of elute.

Words near eluting in the dictionary

  1. elute
  2. eluted
  3. eluter
  4. eluters
  5. elutes
  6. eluting
  7. elution
  8. elutions
  9. elutor
  10. elutors
  11. elutration

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