1. past tense of elutriate; to separate (fine particles) from coarser material by washing or decanting with a liquid
Usage: technical; chemistry and materials science

Examples

• The technician elutriated the clay sample to remove the finest particles.
• After the ore was crushed, it was elutriated to separate minerals by density.
• The sediment was elutriated using a water column to isolate specific grain sizes.
• Researchers elutriated the soil mixture to obtain a uniform particle distribution.
• The powder was elutriated multiple times until the desired purity was achieved.