Meaning & use
eluate
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The liquid solution collected after eluting, or washing out, a substance from a chromatography column or filter.
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Researchers analyzed the eluate to determine the purity of the isolated protein.
The eluate was collected in separate fractions as it dripped from the column.
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Derived from 'elute', from Latin 'eluere' meaning to wash out; a core term in chromatography and analytical chemistry.
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