elute verb. [ɪ'lu:t, ɪ'lju:t] M18.
[Latin elut- pa. ppl stem of eluere wash out, from e- E- + luere wash.]
1. verb trans. Wash out, cleanse. rare. Only in M18.

2. verb trans. Remove (adsorbed material) by washing the adsorbent with a solvent, esp. as a chromatographic technique. M20.

3. verb intrans. Of adsorbed material: be eluted. L20.

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