eluant

noun

el·u·ant ˈel-yə-wənt

-yü-ənt

variants or eluent

: a solvent used in eluting

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Etymology

Latin eluent-, eluens, present participle of eluere

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1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eluant was in 1941

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eluant

noun

el·u·ant

variants or eluent

ˈel-yə-wənt

: a solvent used in eluting

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