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elute

Pronunciation: /iˈluːt/

The English word “elute” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

Etymology

First attested in 1731. Borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, from the verb ēluō (“to wash away”).

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