eluent
/ˈɛljʊənt
/(also eluant)
noun Chemistry
A fluid used to elute a substance.The eluent was 20 mM sodium acetate / 10 mM citric acid buffer containing 10% methanol....
- The eluent was 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 5.5, containing 1% methanol.
- The initial eluent was 2.5% water in acetonitrile for 4 min, followed by a slightly concave gradient reaching 25% water at 12 min.
Origin
1940s: from Latin eluent- 'washing out', from the verb eluere (see elute).