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Concentrate

ConcentrateA concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component removed. Typically this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension such as the removal of water from fruit juice....
A concentrate is a form of substance

Substance

The word substance originates from Latin substantia, literally meaning "standing under". The word was used to translate the Greek language philosophical term ousia....
which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of a liquid: the solvent

Solvent

A solvent is a liquid or gas that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.The most common solvent in everyday life is water....
) removed. Typically this will be the removal of water

Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
from a solution

Solution

In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent....
or suspension

Suspension (chemistry)

In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogeneous fluid containing solid particles that are sufficiently large for sedimentation. Usually they must be larger than 1 micrometre....
such as the removal of water from fruit juice. One benefit of producing a concentrate is that of a reduction in weight and volume for transportation as the concentrate can be re-constituted at the time of usage by the addition of the solvent.
entrated means "centered."

entrate can also be the residue valuable metal from which most of the waste rock has been removed.

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Concentrate

Substance

Solvent

Water

Solution

In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent....
or suspension

Suspension (chemistry)

Development

Concentrated means "centered."

Other

Concentrate can also be the residue valuable metal from which most of the waste rock has been removed. The residue metal becomes the raw material for smelting

Smelting

Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores....
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Concentrate, as a verb , also means to mildly focus

Focus

Focus may refer to:In science, mathematics or computing:*Focus , a point toward which light rays are made to converge*Focus , an earthquake's underground point of origin or hypocenter...
on something. Example: Bob concentrated on the test. He must not fail it if he wants to make it to the next grade.