ELUTRIATION


Meaning of ELUTRIATION in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷.trēˈāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin elutriat us + English -ion

1. : the removal of substances from a mixture by washing and decanting

the elutriation of liquid sludge

2. : the separation of finer lighter particles from coarser heavier particles in a mixture by means of a usually slow upward stream of fluid so that the lighter particles are carried upward

3. : the washing away of the lighter or finer particles (as of humus or clay) in a soil especially by the splashing of raindrops

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