In analytical and organic chemistry, elution is the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent; as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions.

What elution means?

: to wash out or extract specifically : to remove (adsorbed material) from an adsorbent by means of a solvent. Other Words from elute. elution \ -​ˈlü-​shən \ noun.

What does elution mean in chromatography?

The process of removing an adsorbed material (adsorbate) from an adsorbent by washing it in a liquid (eluent). The solution consisting of the adsorbate dissolved in the eluent is the eluate. Elution is the process used to wash components of a mixture through a chromatography column.