elution
/ɪˈluːʃən/
noun
- The process of washing out or removing a substance from a solid material using a solvent, especially in chemistry or biology.
- The elution of the dye from the fabric took several minutes with hot water.
- In the lab, elution is a key step in purifying proteins from a mixture.
- The elution process separated the different pigments in the plant extract.
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