elute

UK: /iːˈluːt/, /ɪˈluːt/ US: (ē lo̅o̅t′, i lo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'elute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

elutes

v 3rd person singular

eluting

v pres p

eluted

v past

eluted

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•lute  (ē lo̅o̅t′, i lo̅o̅t′), v.t., e•lut•ed, e•lut•ing. [Physical Chem.]

1. Chemistry to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.

• Latin ēlūtus, past participle of ēluere to wash out, equivalent. to ē- e- + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash (see lave)
• 1725–35

e•lu′tion, n. 

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elute / iːˈluːt ɪˈluːt/ verb

1. (transitive) to wash out (a substance) by the action of a solvent, as in chromatography

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin ēlūtus rinsed out, from ēluere to wash clean, from luere to wash, lave

eˈlution noun