ELUTRIATION
\ɪljˌuːtɹɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪljˌuːtɹɪˈeɪʃən], \ɪ_l_j_ˌuː_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ELUTRIATION
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By William R. Warner
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The operation of pulverizing a solid substance, mixing it with water, and pouring off the liquid, while the foul or extraneous substances are floating, or after the coarser particles have subsided,.
By Daniel Lyons
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In pharmacy a process by which the finer particles of a powder are separated from the coarser. It consists in diffusing the powder in water, allowing the larger and heavier particles to subside, and then decanting the liquor, that the finer particles may subside.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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