elutriate

English

Etymology

From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/

Verb

elutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)

  1. To decant; to purify something by straining it.
  2. To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.

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