First Known Use: 1731
Dictionary
elute
verb \ē-ˈlüt\
elut·edelut·ing
Definition of ELUTE
transitive verb
: extract; specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent
— elu·tion \-ˈlü-shən\ noun
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Origin of ELUTE
Latin elutus, past participle of eluere to wash out, from e- + lavere to wash — more at lye
Rhymes with ELUTE
acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit
Medical Dictionary
elute
transitive verb \ē-ˈlüt\
elut·edelut·ing
Medical Definition of ELUTE
: to wash out or extract; specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent
—elu·tion \-ˈlü-shən\ noun
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