elute

1 of 2

verb

ē-ˈlüt 

eluted; eluting

transitive verb

: extract

specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent

elution

ē-ˈlü-shən 

noun

elution

2 of 2

noun

elu·​tion -üshən 

plural -s

: the process or action of eluting

Examples of elute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This problem was solved with the introduction of drug-eluting stents, which have a polymer that coats the metal struts of a stent and prevents stenosis from occurring. — William Cornwell, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025

Normally, Tc-99m decays and is eluted from Molybdenum-99, which is generated from a high-flux reactor. — Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Recent examples of it include the comparative effectiveness of feeding interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit and the effectiveness of different types of drug-eluting coronary artery stents. — Sherri Rose, STAT, 12 Dec. 2019

Texas Emergency Hospital also uses the newest drug eluting stent delivery system, EluNir Ridaforolimus, along with a complete line of balloons, stents, and wires. — Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2019

The plastic is then brought back to shore, and the uranium is eluted off. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2012

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Latin ēlūtus, past participle of ēluere "to wash clean, remove by washing, wash out," from ē-, variant of ex- ex- entry 1 + lavere "to wash" — more at lye

Noun

Late Latin elution-, elutio act of washing out, from Latin elutus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Verb

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for elute

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• grapefruit

Medical Definition

elute

transitive verb

ē-ˈlüt 

eluted; eluting

: to wash out or extract

specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent

elution

-ˈlü-shən 

noun