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elutriates

elutriates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elutriate.

Meaning of elutriate

Verb

elutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)

  1. To decant; to purify something by straining it.
  2. To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.

Questions about elutriates

What is elutriates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Elutriates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of elutriate.

Words near elutriates in the dictionary

  1. elutors
  2. elutration
  3. elutrations
  4. elutriate
  5. elutriated
  6. elutriates
  7. elutriating
  8. elutriation
  9. elutriations
  10. elutriator
  11. elutriators

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