eluent
See also: éluent
English
Alternative forms
- eluant
Etymology
From elute; Latin eluent-, eluens (washing out), 1941.
Noun
eluent (plural eluents)
- (analytical chemistry) In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution.
References
- Eluent, Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 2007.
Anagrams
- enlute
Latin
Verb
ēluent
- third-person plural future active indicative of ēluō