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Definition of: elutriate
(i·l
′trē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To purify by washing.
2. To separate, as finer from coarser powder, by washing and straining or decanting. [<L elutriatus, pp. of elutriare wash off]
—e·lu′tri·a′tion noun
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