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sp. gr.

American  

abbreviation

  1. specific gravity.


sp. gr. British  

abbreviation

  1. specific gravity

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It has the same boiling point and sp. gr. as terebenthene, but is without action on polarized light.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

Fill batteries listed in Table No. 1 with 1.270 sp. gr. acid.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

In determining the specific gravities it was found essential to keep the sp. gr. bottle after placing the material in it for some hours under the bell of an air pump.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

As is shown in the table the sp. gr. is very low, though the solids and solids not fat are great.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various

Fill batteries listed in Table No. 2 with 1.250 sp. gr. acid.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.