mother liquor
noun
the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.
Origin of mother liquor
1First recorded in 1790–1800
Words Nearby mother liquor
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How to use mother liquor in a sentence
Wash them several times with ether, but not sufficient to remove the mother liquor entirely.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceThey seek to find, as it were, the mother-liquor of the great ocean, so as to express the truth in a crystal.
The Religions of Japan | William Elliot GriffisThus the presence of a nitrate in the mother liquor tends to produce points or thorns.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane LeducThis may be done by carefully pouring above the mother liquor a layer of water, or a less concentrated solution.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane LeducIt increases in bulk, pushing aside the mother liquor, and thus doing external work.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane Leduc
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