eluent
/ˈɛl.jʊ.ənt/noun
eluent is spelled E-L-U-E-N-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eluent means “In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eluent is eluents.
How many letters and syllables are in eluent?
| Letters | 6: E-L-U-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eluent?
Eluent appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce eluent?
- /ˈɛl.jʊ.ənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eluent
- eluents plural
- eluant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eluent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by elution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eluent come from?
From elute; Latin eluent-, eluens (washing out), 1941.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).