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.