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Definition of Elutriate
1. v. t. To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.
Definition of Elutriate
1. Verb. to decant; to purify something by straining it ¹
2. Verb. to separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing current of liquid or gas ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elutriate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Elutriate
1. To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing. Origin: L. Elutriatus, p. P. Of elutriare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elutriate
Literary usage of Elutriate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Techno-chemical Receipt Book: Containing Several Thousand Receipts by William Theodore Brannt, William Henry Wahl (1886)
"First elutriate the chalk through a fine sieve with about 25 gallons of water.
... elutriate the sulphate of lead, heavy spar, and chalk through a fine ..."
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