stock solution

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a concentrated chemical solution, diluted before using.

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Example Sentences

Find the volume of the stock solution, V1 by rearranging the dilution equation to isolate V1:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

By adding solvent to a measured portion of a more concentrated stock solution, a solution of lesser concentration may be prepared.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The stock solution will doubtless be for the hapless to retrain for better, more creative, more meaningful jobs, putting aside the dubious evidence for whether that actually works – retrain for what exactly?

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2017

Note.—The standard soda solutions should be prepared by accurate measuring operations, controlled by titrations, from a stock solution of 10N NaOH, which should be very carefully standardised.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Some estates make up a stock solution of 1 part acid to 20 of water, and use this with success because of the fair amount of added water present in the latex.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney