elute

🇺🇸 /ɪ'ljut/ 🇬🇧 /ɪ'lju:t/
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verb
C1

To remove a substance from something by using a liquid.

The scientist eluted the impurities from the sample by adding a special liquid.

C1

In a process like chromatography, to separate a substance using a liquid that moves through it.

The researchers eluted the protein from the gel by running a buffer solution through it.

translation

v. To remove a substance from something by using a liquid.; In a process like chromatography, to separate a substance using a liquid that moves through it.

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Perfect eluted
Progressive eluting
3rd Present elutes