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 of action from past participle stem of eluere “to wash out, wash off, clean,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + luere “to wash” (see lave).
elution e·lu·tion (ĭ-lōō’shən)
n.
elution
(ĭ-l’shən)
The process of extracting a substance that is adsorbed to another by washing it with a solvent. ◇ The substance used as a solvent in elution is called an eluent. ◇ The solution of the solvent and the substance that was adsorbed to another is called the eluate.
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