raffinate

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Definition of raffinate in English English dictionary

a solution from which some material has been removed by extraction with an immiscible liquid

in solvent extraction, that portion of the oil which remains undissolved and is not removed by the selective solvent

A term applied to the refined oil produced in solvent extraction processes

The raffinate is the exit stream that has been depleted of the desired product

The effluent of an extractor species less soluble in the solvent

{i} remaining part of an original liquid after its soluble substances have been removed by a solvent

Hyphenation

raf·fi·nate