elutriates
/ɪˈluːtriˌeɪts/
verb
- To wash or purify a substance by separating fine particles from coarse ones using a stream of liquid (usually water).
- To prepare the ceramic powder, the artist elutriates it in water to remove impurities.
- In the gold mining process, workers elutriate crushed ore to collect tiny flecks of metal.
- The lab technician elutriates the soil sample to separate clay from sand.