ppm
American-
Also PPM, P.P.M., p.p.m. parts per million.
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pulse per minute.
abbreviation
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chem parts per million
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Also: PPM. peak programme meter
Example Sentences
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At 250 ppm, the improvement reached 38 percent.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
For ants exposed to 25 ppm of caffeine, foraging time decreased by 28 percent with each visit.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
Soil testing revealed a high lead level of 110 ppm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
But other burned homes in the same communities had lead levels far lower, between 23 and 40 ppm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
Turbidity is consistently more than 100 ppm in the lower portions of the mainstream and major tributaries, but is usually lower in the upper portions of tributaries.
From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.
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