Elution

(1) The separation, by washing, of one solid from another. (2) The removal, by means of a suitable solvent, of one material from another that is insoluble in that solvent, as in column chromatography. (3) The removal of antibodies absorbed onto the erythrocyte surface. SYN: elutriation. [L. e-luo, pp. lutus, to wash out]

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