elutriation

elutriation
SYN: elution. [L. elutrio, pp. -atus, to wash out, decant, fr. e-luo, to wash out]

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elu·tri·a·tion ē-.lü-trē-'ā-shən n
1) the removal of substances from a mixture by washing and decanting
2) the separation of finer lighter particles from coarser heavier particles in a mixture by means of a usu. slow upward stream of fluid so that the lighter particles are carried upward

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n.
the separation of a fine powder from a coarser powder by mixing them with water and decanting the upper layer while it still contains the finer particles. The heavier coarse particles sink to the bottom more rapidly.

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elu·tri·a·tion (e-loo″tre-aґshən) [L. elutriare to wash out] the operation of pulverizing substances and mixing them with water in order to separate the heavier constituents, which settle out in solution, from the lighter constituents.

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