elutriare

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• Elutriate — E*lu tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elutriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elutriating}.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.] To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Elutriated — Elutriate E*lu tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elutriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elutriating}.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.] To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Elutriating — Elutriate E*lu tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elutriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elutriating}.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of elutriare.] To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• elutriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare to put in a vat, perhaps from *elutrum vat, from Greek elytron reservoir, literally, covering Date: circa 1727 to purify, separate, or remove by washing •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• elutriate — elutriation, n. /i looh tree ayt /, v.t., elutriated, elutriating. 1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by washing. [1725 35; < L elutriat(us) (ptp. of elutriare) washed out, equiv.… …   Universalium

• elutriation — SYN: elution. [L. elutrio, pp. atus, to wash out, decant, fr. e luo, to wash out] * * * elu·tri·a·tion ē .lü trē ā shən n 1) the removal of substances from a mixture by washing and decanting 2) the separation of finer lighter particles from… …   Medical dictionary

• élutriation — ● élutriation nom féminin (latin elutriare, nettoyer en lavant, rincer) Méthode de séparation et de classification granulométrique de particules de grosseurs différentes, au moyen d une colonne de fluide en mouvement …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• élutriation — (é lu tri a sion) s. f. Ancien terme de chimie. Synonyme de décantation. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. elutriare, transvaser, de e, hors de, et en grec, vase, venant du verbe grec qui signifie laver (comp. LAVER) …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• elutriate — [ɪ l(j)u:trɪeɪt] verb Chemistry separate (particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas. Derivatives elutriation noun Origin C18: from L. elutriat , elutriare wash out …   English new terms dictionary

• elutriate — e•lu•tri•ate [[t]ɪˈlu triˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) chem. to purify by washing and straining or decanting 2) chem. to separate the light and heavy particles of (a substance) by washing • Etymology: 1725–35; < L elutriātus, ptp. of… …   From formal English to slang

• fralater — Fralater, act. acut. Est usité entre vinotiers, et en travasement de vin sans plus, et signifie tirer de dessus sa lie, et le mettre dans un autre vaisseau qui n ait point de lie, ou dans un vaisseau tout neuf, ou en barraulx, Elutriare,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse