e·lute [ i lt ](past and past participlee·lut·ed, present participlee·lut·ing, 3rd person present singulare·lutes)
transitive verb
Definition:
wash out material: to remove one substance from another, usually an adsorbed material from an adsorbent surface, by washing it out with a solvent
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[Mid-18th century. < Latin elut-, past participle of eluere "wash out" < luere "wash"]
