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to elute

to elute

9.9
To wash a chemical out of a material using a liquid, for example in chromatography
  • verb
  • /ɪˈluːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eluir
  • The analytes were eluted with 4 mL of methanol and then evaporated.
  • eluting compounds

And then you can wash away other components and then you devise some method to elute the protein you hope to have trapped there.

Examples

  • The isolated RNA was eluted in 50 µL water treated with diethylpyrocarbonate from the spin columns.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The researchers managed to elute the target protein from the chromatography column using a specific solvent.

  • And then you can wash away other components and then you devise some method to elute the protein you hope to have trapped there.

  • When uranium was added to the standard mixture, it was not eluted in either of the mobile phases (A and B).

    Academic text (2018)
  • After drying under nitrogen, the target compounds were eluted with 6 mL methylene chloride:hexane (1:1).

    Academic text (2012)
  • Sample was fractionally eluted in labeled test tubes up to 2 mL each, with sodium citrate buffer pH 3, 6, and 9 (Tris-HCl).

    Academic text (2015)
  • Further cleanup was performed using a small, activated multilayer silica gel column (2 mL, 1.5 g) eluted with 7.5 mL hexane.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Blood samples collected by fingerprick on filter paper were eluted and processed by serological tests (indirect immunofluorescence, indirect haemagglutination, and ELISA) in parallel (Figure 1).

    Academic text (1997)
  • After washing the mixture, the chemist was able to elute the desired compound from the resin.

  • To analyze the sample correctly, they need to elute the analytes from the solid phase with an appropriate solvent.

Synonyms

to wash away
vsto elute
33 2.1

Water or another liquid carries something away

applies controlled solvent washing to extract substance rather than carry away
to separate out
vsto elute
  • Specialized
7 3.7

Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method

uses solvent washing to extract one substance specifically

Antonyms

to adsorb
  • Specialized
1 9.1

To hold liquids or gases on the surface of a solid

How Thorough

to purify
30 4.6
to elute
  • Specialized
9.9
to extract
  • Specialized
70 4.1
to wash out
9 2.0
rinse
8 1.0

Surface Forms

elute infinitive
eluted past
eluted past participle
eluting present participle
elutes third person singular

Etymology

Elute comes from Latin parts e- 'out' and luere 'to wash', and it shares the 'wash' idea with the common word dilute. So to elute something is to 'wash' a substance out of a mixture with a liquid, which is what scientists do when they remove a target substance.