elutriate, v.
(ɪˈl(j)uːtrɪeɪt)
[f. L. ēlutriāt- ppl. stem of ēlutriā-re to wash out.]
trans. To decant; to strain out; to purify by straining: in Chem. to separate the lighter from the heavier particles of a pulverulent mixture by washing.
| 1731 Bailey vol. II, Elutriated, poured out of one vessel into another. 1733 Arbuthnot Air The alteration..must produce some difference in elutriating the blood as it passes through the lungs. 1775 in Ash. 1855 Garrod Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 76 Chalk reduced to a very fine powder and elutriated. |