eluate

[ el-yoo-it, -eyt ]

noun

1. a liquid solution resulting from eluting.

eluate

/ ˈɛljuːˌeɪt /

noun

1. a solution of adsorbed material in the eluent obtained during the process of elution

Word History and Origins

Origin of eluate¹

1930–35; < Latin ēlu ( ere ) to wash out ( elute ) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The eluate was diluted to a final SDS concentration of 0.1% and incubated with fresh antibody-bound beads for the second immunoprecipitation.

From Nature

Eluate was de-crosslinked in the presence of pronase and heated at 68°C for 6h, and DNA was purified by phenol-chloroform extraction.

From Nature