Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A concentrated solution from which a product may be obtained by crystallization.
  • noun The solution remaining after crystallization of some solute or salts has occurred, usually containing impurities.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From mother.]

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