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Webster 1913 Edition

Elutriation

E-luˊtri-a′tion

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Noun.
The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by means of water, as finer particles from heavier.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elutriation

ELUTRIA'TION

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Noun.
The operation of pulverizing a solid substance, mixing it with water, and pouring off the liquid,while the foul or extraneous substances are floating, or after the coarser particles have subsided, and while the finer parts are suspended in the liquor.

Definition 2024

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English

Noun

elutriation ‎(plural elutriations)

  1. The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.

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