Home › Words › E › eluteelute/iˈluːt/elute means to separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, elute ranks #6,886 of 42,747 for Qualifying.elute is pronounced /iˈluːt/.EtymologyFirst attested in 1731. Borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, from the verb ēluō (“to wash away”).verbTo separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.e.g.“A mixture of isooctane and ethyl acetate can be used to elute triglycerides from a complex lipid solution.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.eluter 81% match — Something that elutes; a solvent or mechanism for separating out or removing a chemical substance from another. vs elute →elution 78% match — The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent. vs elute →eluate 74% match — A liquid solution that results from elution. vs elute →eluent 70% match — In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution. vs elute →elutable 70% match — That can be separated by separated by elution vs elute →elutriate 70% match — To decant; to purify something by straining it. vs elute →elutor 69% match — That which elutes. vs elute →electroelute 65% match — To elute electrically. vs elute →