IUPAC definition : To transfer a solute from a liquid phase to another immiscible or partially miscible
liquid phase in contact with it. The term is also applied to the dissolution of material
from a solid phase with a liquid in which it is not wholly soluble (i.e. leaching).;
To transfer a solute from a liquid phase to another immiscible or partially miscible
liquid phase in contact with it. The term is also applied to the dissolution of material
from a solid phase with a liquid in which it is not wholly soluble (i.e. leaching).