Definitions for elutriate

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elutriate e·lu·tri·ate

Spelling: [ih-loo-tree-eyt]

IPA: /ɪˈlu triˌeɪt/

Elutriate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 304 anagrams from letters in elutriate (aeeilrttu).

Definitions for elutriate

verb (used with object)

1. to purify by washing and straining or decanting.
2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by washing.

Origin of elutriate

1725-35; Latin ēlutriāt(us) (past participle of ēlutriāre) washed out, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + lutri- wash + -ātus