Since the prefix '
re' can signify '
back' as well as '
again' this term is ambiguous and should be avoided, except where the process of
extraction(e.g. from aqueous solution to an organic phase) in a single direction is repeated
(following
stripping). It should not be used as a synonym for
stripping or back-
extraction.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2373
(Nomenclature for liquid-liquid distribution (solvent extraction) (IUPAC Recommendations
1993))
on page 2379
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