tr.v. e·lut·ed, e·lut·ing, e·lutes To extract (one material) from another, usually by means of a solvent. [From Latin ēluere, ēlūt-, to wash out : ē-, ex-, ex- + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] e·lution n. |
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