mother liquor

American  

noun

1. the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.

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Etymology

Origin of mother liquor

First recorded in 1790–1800

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mother liquor

The crystals were mounted and sealed in capillaries in the mother liquor or covered in Paratone, measured at room temperature and at 100 K and crystals of various sizes were used.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

This is discussed above with reference to the instability of the crystals outside the mother liquor.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

This mother liquor may be used in setting the vat as follows.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

Thus the presence of a nitrate in the mother liquor tends to produce points or thorns.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

This may be done by carefully pouring above the mother liquor a layer of water, or a less concentrated solution.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane