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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redissolve.

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  • There are two ways to make refinery brown sugars: redissolving the raw sugar in a syrup of some kind and then recrystallizing it, so that it retains some of the syrup on its crystal surfaces; or refining the raw sugar all the way to pure white sugar, and then coating or “painting” its surfaces with a thin film of syrup or molasses.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • There are two ways to make refinery brown sugars: redissolving the raw sugar in a syrup of some kind and then recrystallizing it, so that it retains some of the syrup on its crystal surfaces; or refining the raw sugar all the way to pure white sugar, and then coating or “painting” its surfaces with a thin film of syrup or molasses.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • It may be applied to the analysis of wines, beers, etc., but when there is much sugar, extractive or coloring matter, the test can only be applied after evaporating, dissolving the residue in alcohol and ether, evaporating again, and then redissolving in water.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various

  • Recrystallized silver nitrate, prepared by redissolving the ordinary salt in distilled water, and again evaporating to the crystallizing point.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Various

  • Suppose we take an emulsion which has just been mixed, and, instead of boiling it, we precipitate the gelatine and silver bromide with alcohol; on redissolving the pellicle in the same quantity of water, we have an emulsion the same as previously, with the exception that the niter and excess of potassium bromide are absent.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Various

  • Gold chloride Light yellow, very voluminous precipitate, changing gradually to white as the passage of the gas is continued, and finally redissolving to a clear solu - tion.

    Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1771

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