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

Pour off from the sediment and keep the liquid as a stock solution in a tight barrel or keg.

From Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato by Tracy, W. W. (William Warner)

When all is ready, carry the stock solution to the dye vat, and, to avoid splashing through the air, hold it in the water of the vat while gently pouring out half its contents.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Mairet, Ethel M.