elutriate
English
Etymology
From Latin elutriare (“wash out”), from e- + lutriare (“wash”)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪˈluːtɹɪeɪt/
Verb
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 current of liquid or gas