Definition of Elutreate
E*lu"tri*ate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Elutriated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Elutriating (?).] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of
elutriare.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to decant; to purify something by straining it
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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