acid value

British  

noun

1. the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the free fatty acid in one gram of a fat, oil, resin, etc

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Example Sentences

A measure called free acid value indicates the real amount of acid your skin will be able to use but is almost never disclosed.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018

The Raw Linseed Oil which was used in these tests had an acid value of 1.84%, which is very low.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

Those especially important are the acid value, percentage unsaponifiable matter and titer test.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

In the above example:— 5.2 × 5.61 ————— = 15.3 acid value.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.