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acid number

noun Chemistry.

a number expressing the acidity of a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in one gram of the substance.

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Nearby words

acid halide, acid house, acid indigestion, acid maltase, acid metaprotein, acid number, acid perfusion test, acid phosphatase, acid phosphate, acid precipitation, acid radical
Also called acid value.
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