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Elution vs Extraction - What's the difference?

elution | extraction |

As nouns the difference between elution and extraction

is that elution is elution while extraction is an act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

elution

English

Noun

(-)
  • (analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.

    • Synonyms

    * desorption

    References

    * Elution , Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 2007.

    Anagrams

    * *

    extraction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
  • A person's origin or ancestry.
  • Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
  • * Milton
    • They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
  • (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
  • (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

    • Synonyms

    * descent, lineage