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单词 elutriation
释义 elu·tri·a·tion
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷.trēˈāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin elutriatus + English -ion
1. : the removal of substances from a mixture by washing and decanting
 < the elutriation of liquid sludge >
2. : the separation of finer lighter particles from coarser heavier particles in a mixture by means of a usually slow upward stream of fluid so that the lighter particles are carried upward
3. : the washing away of the lighter or finer particles (as of humus or clay) in a soil especially by the splashing of raindrops
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