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elutriate — index purge (purify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
elutriate — [ē lo͞o′trē āt΄, ilo͞o′trē āt΄] vt. elutriated, elutriating [< L elutriatus, pp. of elutriare, to wash out, rack off < eluere < e , out + luere, var. of lavare, to LAVE1] to purify (an insoluble powder) by washing and straining or by… … English World dictionary
elutriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare to put in a vat, perhaps from *elutrum vat, from Greek elytron reservoir, literally, covering Date: circa 1727 to purify, separate, or remove by washing •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
elutriate — elutriation, n. /i looh tree ayt /, v.t., elutriated, elutriating. 1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by washing. [1725 35; < L elutriat(us) (ptp. of elutriare) washed out, equiv.… … Universalium
elutriate — verb /ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/ a) to decant; to purify something by straining it b) to separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing current of liquid or gas … Wiktionary
elutriate — SYN: elute … Medical dictionary
Elutriate — Отмучивать … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
elutriate — e·lu·tri·ate || ɪ luËtrɪeɪt v. rinse, purify by rinsing with water, clean with water … English contemporary dictionary
elutriate — [ɪ l(j)u:trɪeɪt] verb Chemistry separate (particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas. Derivatives elutriation noun Origin C18: from L. elutriat , elutriare wash out … English new terms dictionary
elutriate — v. a. Cleanse (as ores, by washing), purify … New dictionary of synonyms
