Chemistry Question

[Sparkles62]

I would be grateful for any help with the last question in a puzzle that I am stuck on,
I have asked this in quizzes and puzzles but there doesn't seem to be any science people about.

In chemistry, what do you call a liquid which has been purified by extraction with a solvent.

Any help gratefully accepted. X

[bibblebub]

raffinate ? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/raffinate?r=14

[EDDIE51]

I don't think there is a special word for it apart from 'purified' the method of purification would be in the technical specifications. The stuff dissolved in a solvent is the' solute 'is that what you mean?

[alexanderd]

I think you have got it, extraction

[Answerback21]

The process you are talking about is liquid-liquid extraction, where two immiscible liquids such as for example water and an organic solvent are mixed together, any organic particles (solute) in the water would be dissolved in the organic solvent. In this case the organic solvent would be called the extract layer and the water that have had the solute removed is called the 'RAFFINATE' layer.

This may be the word you are searching for!

[wildwood]

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[Sparkles62]

Thank you all for the answers, I hope that you didn't think that I was rude by not thanking you earlier, but I am away for 3 weeks and working off a dongle, which prompotly died about 5 minutes after I posted the question, I have been and sorted it out today and I'm back , thank you again. X

[Sparkles62]

Follically challenged and shiney...i like it bibble. X

[bibblebub]

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