Elutriate definition
To purify, separate, or remove (ore, for example) by washing, decanting, and settling.
verb
To wash away the lighter or finer particles of (soil, for example).
verb
To purify (an insoluble powder) by washing and straining or by decanting.
verb
To separate great and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.
verb
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Origin of elutriate
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”)
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