ELUTRIATE


Meaning of ELUTRIATE in English

[elu.tri.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing [L elutriatus, pp. of elutriare to put in a vat, perh. fr. (assumed) elutrum vat, fr. Gk elytron reservoir, lit., covering] (ca. 1727): to purify, separate, or remove by washing -- elu.tri.a.tion n -- elu.tri.a.tor n

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