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elutriating

elutriating is the present participle and gerund 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 elutriating

What is elutriating the present participle and gerund of?
Elutriating is the present participle and gerund of elutriate.

Words near elutriating in the dictionary

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

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