tr.v. e·lu·tri·at·ed, e·lu·tri·at·ing, e·lu·tri·ates 1. To purify, separate, or remove (ore, for example) by washing, decanting, and settling. 2. To wash away the lighter or finer particles of (soil, for example). [Latin elutriāre, elutriāt- (from *elutrium, vat, bath, from Greek *elutrion, diminutive of elutron, cover, sheath, tank; see ELYTRON) or ēlūtriāre (from *ēlūtor, one who washes, from ēluere, to wash out; see ELUTE).] e·lu′tri·ation n. |
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