Medical Term:
elution
Pronunciation: ē-lū′shŭn
Definition:
- The separation, by washing, of one solid from another.
- The removal, by means of a suitable solvent, of one material from another that is insoluble in that solvent, as in column chromatography.
- The removal of antibodies absorbed onto the erythrocyte surface.
Synonym(s): elutriation
[L. e-luo, pp. lutus, to wash out]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
