elutriate
(redirected from elutriates)e·lu·tri·ate
(ĭ-lo͞o′trē-āt′)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·a′tion n.
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elutriate
(ɪˈluːtrɪˌeɪt)vb
(Chemistry) (tr) to purify or separate (a substance or mixture) by washing and straining or decanting
[C18: from Latin ēlūtriāre to wash out, from ēluere, from ē- out + lavere to wash]
eˌlutriˈation n
eˈlutriˌator n
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e•lu•tri•ate
(ɪˈlu triˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting.
2. to separate the light and heavy particles of (a substance) by washing.
[1725–35; < Latin elutriātus, past participle of elutriāre to rinse in a vat]
e•lu`tri•a′tion, n.
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elutriate
Past participle: elutriated
Gerund: elutriating
| Imperative |
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| elutriate |
| elutriate |
| Present |
|---|
| I elutriate |
| you elutriate |
| he/she/it elutriates |
| we elutriate |
| you elutriate |
| they elutriate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I elutriated |
| you elutriated |
| he/she/it elutriated |
| we elutriated |
| you elutriated |
| they elutriated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am elutriating |
| you are elutriating |
| he/she/it is elutriating |
| we are elutriating |
| you are elutriating |
| they are elutriating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have elutriated |
| you have elutriated |
| he/she/it has elutriated |
| we have elutriated |
| you have elutriated |
| they have elutriated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was elutriating |
| you were elutriating |
| he/she/it was elutriating |
| we were elutriating |
| you were elutriating |
| they were elutriating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had elutriated |
| you had elutriated |
| he/she/it had elutriated |
| we had elutriated |
| you had elutriated |
| they had elutriated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will elutriate |
| you will elutriate |
| he/she/it will elutriate |
| we will elutriate |
| you will elutriate |
| they will elutriate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have elutriated |
| you will have elutriated |
| he/she/it will have elutriated |
| we will have elutriated |
| you will have elutriated |
| they will have elutriated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be elutriating |
| you will be elutriating |
| he/she/it will be elutriating |
| we will be elutriating |
| you will be elutriating |
| they will be elutriating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been elutriating |
| you have been elutriating |
| he/she/it has been elutriating |
| we have been elutriating |
| you have been elutriating |
| they have been elutriating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been elutriating |
| you will have been elutriating |
| he/she/it will have been elutriating |
| we will have been elutriating |
| you will have been elutriating |
| they will have been elutriating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been elutriating |
| you had been elutriating |
| he/she/it had been elutriating |
| we had been elutriating |
| you had been elutriating |
| they had been elutriating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would elutriate |
| you would elutriate |
| he/she/it would elutriate |
| we would elutriate |
| you would elutriate |
| they would elutriate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have elutriated |
| you would have elutriated |
| he/she/it would have elutriated |
| we would have elutriated |
| you would have elutriated |
| they would have elutriated |
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