elution
pronunciation
How to pronounce elution in British English:
UK [ɪ'lju:ʃən]
How to pronounce elution in American English:
US [ɪ'ljuʃən]
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- Noun:
- the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
Word Origin
- elution (n.)
- "washing, purification," 1610s, from Late Latin elutionem (nominative elutio) "a washing out," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin eluere "to wash out, wash off, clean," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + luere "to wash" (see lave). Especially in reference to a process of obtaining sugar from molasses.
Example
- 1. Table 2 effect of different elution solvent on recoveries .
- 2. A substance used as a solvent in the process of elution .
- 3. The effects of initial buffer composition and ph on the gradient elution have been investigated .
- 4. The dynamic experiments further show that 20 % ethanol and 20 % isopropanol are good for their high elution speed and large distribution ratio of6-apa in the liquid phase etc.
- 5. Microprocessor controlled systems are capable of accurately delivering a mobile phase of either constant ( isocratic elution ) or varying composition ( gradient elution ) , according to a defined programme .