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Elusiveness

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• Elusory

  [ih-loo-siv] /ɪˈlu sɪv/ adjective 1. or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept. 2. cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch. 3. difficult to find: hoping that elusive donors will finally contribute. /ɪˈluːsərɪ/ adjective 1. avoiding the issue; […]

• Elute

  [ee-loot, ih-loot] /iˈlut, ɪˈlut/ verb (used with object), eluted, eluting. Physical Chemistry. 1. to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent. /iːˈluːt; ɪˈluːt/ verb 1. (transitive) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography

• Elution

  [ee-loot, ih-loot] /iˈlut, ɪˈlut/ verb (used with object), eluted, eluting. Physical Chemistry. 1. to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent. /iːˈluːt; ɪˈluːt/ verb 1. (transitive) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography n. “washing, purification,” 1610s, from Latin elutionem (nominative elutio) “a washing out,” noun […]

• Elutriate

  [ih-loo-tree-eyt] /ɪˈlu triˌeɪt/ verb (used with object), elutriated, elutriating. 1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by washing. /ɪˈluːtrɪˌeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to purify or separate (a substance or mixture) by washing and straining or decanting

• Elutriator

  [ih-loo-tree-ey-ter] /ɪˈlu triˌeɪ tər/ noun 1. a machine for separating particles of mineral by elutriation.

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