elutriate

e·lu·tri·ate

transitive verb

-·at·ed, -·at·ing

to purify (an insoluble powder) by washing and straining or by decanting

Origin of elutriate

from Classical Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare, to wash out, rack off from eluere from e-, out + luere, variant, variety of lavare, to lave

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elutriate

transitive verb

e·lu·tri·at·ed, e·lu·tri·at·ing, e·lu·tri·ates

To purify, separate, or remove (ore, for example) by washing, decanting, and settling.
To wash away the lighter or finer particles of (soil, for example).

Origin of elutriate

Latin elutriāre elutriāt- ( from elutrium vat, bath ) ( from Greek elutrion ) ( diminutive of elutron cover, sheath, tank ; see elytron . ) or ēlūtriāre ( from ēlūtor one who washes ) ( from ēluere to wash out ; see elute . )

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e·lu′tri·a′tion
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Verb

(third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)

to decant; to purify something by straining it
to separate great and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream

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From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”)

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