To analyze, reduce, or resolve something into its elemental or basic components.
From 'element' + the verb suffix '-ate' (to cause or make). This formal verb form allows for the action of breaking down into elements.
When chemists 'elementate' a compound, they're discovering which elements it contains—this simple process revealed that almost everything in your body (calcium, phosphorus, iron) also exists in rocks and soil.
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