v. [f. L. ēlutriāt- ppl. stem of ēlutriā-re to wash out.] trans. To decant; to strain out: to purify by straining; in Chem. to separate the lighter from the heavier particles of a pulverulent mixture by washing.
1731. Bailey, vol. II., Elutriated, poured out of one vessel into another.
1733. Arbuthnot, Ess. Effects Air, 42. The Alteration … must produce some Difference in elutriating the Blood as it passeth through the Lungs.
1775. in Ash.
1855. A. B. Garrod, Mat. Med. (ed. 6), 76. Chalk reduced to a very fine powder and elutriated.
