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Word: Elutriate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Latin elutriat- ‘washed out’, from the verb elutriare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + lutriare ‘to wash’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈl(j)uːtrɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas
Short Definition:separate by suspension in upward flow of liquid or gas
Examples:- the unelutriated cells showed a broad distribution of cell volume compared with the elutriated fractions
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