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concentration1
[kon′səntrā′shən]
Etymology: L, concentratio
1 increase in strength by evaporation.
2 the ratio of the mass or volume of a solute to the mass or volume of the solution or solvent. See also molality, molarity.
3 to focus or direct one's thoughts or attention.
4 a means of expressing the amount of herb and solvent used in formulating an herbal preparation. For example, a tincture with a 1:5 concentration contains 1 part of the herb in grams to 5 parts of the solvent in milliliters. Concentration is not the same thing as potency.


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