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Reconstitution

Dissolving a lyophilised cake in diluent. Procedure matters: directing a stream at the cake or shaking can nucleate aggregates that were not in the vial.

Related terms

Bacteriostatic water
Water containing 0.9 % benzyl alcohol as a preservative. The benzyl alcohol absorbs strongly in the UV and adds peaks to a chromatogram.
Reconstitution clarity
The visual appearance of the reconstituted solution. Recorded verbatim in this index because the descriptive detail is the diagnostic content.

Where this term appears

The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.