noun
- plural of eluant; solvents used to extract or separate substances in chromatography
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The chemist tested different eluants to separate the compounds.
- Water and methanol are common eluants in liquid chromatography.
- The lab technician prepared several eluants for the analysis.
- Different eluants produce varying separation results.
- The researcher compared the effectiveness of polar and nonpolar eluants.
- These eluants help identify unknown substances in the mixture.