elutriate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]elutriate (third-person singular simple present elutriates, present participle elutriating, simple past and past participle elutriated)
- To decant; to purify something by straining it.
- To separate large and small particles through an upwardly flowing liquid or vapid stream.