Title: recovery
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - recovery
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.R05206
Status: current

Definition
In toxicology, the process leading to partial or complete restoration of a cell, tissue, organ or organism following its damage from exposure to a harmful substance or agent.Term used in analytical and preparative chemistry to denote the fraction of the total quantity of a substance recoverable following a chemical procedure.

Related Term
- toxicology: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06417

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2089 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)

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Citation: Citation: 'recovery' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.R05206
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