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pH

A scale used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution

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Acidity 76% connected

The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.

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Alkalinity 76% connected

The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property.

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Neutrality 76% connected

The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indiffere…

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Titration noun · 85% connection

a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between th…

Used in the same subject area: Analytical chemistry, Chemistry, Acids bases.
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Accelerator noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

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catalyst noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

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Reverse osmosis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for na…

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Sensitiser noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction

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Sensitizer noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance other than a catalyst that facilitates the start of a catalytic reaction

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Tare noun · 78% connection

(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the c…

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Absorbance noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Chemical analysis noun · 78% connection

the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements

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Chromatography noun · 78% connection

a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

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Optical density noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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PH scale noun · 78% connection

(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure…

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Photographic density noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Preciseness noun · 78% connection

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

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Precision noun · 78% connection

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous…

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Qualitative analysis noun · 78% connection

the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements

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Quantitative analysis noun · 78% connection

chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

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A unknown · 78% connection

The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the sca…

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Acidific adjective · 78% connection

Producing acidity; converting into an acid.

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Acidifier noun · 78% connection

A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.

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Acidness noun · 78% connection

Acidity; sourness.

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Antacid noun · 78% connection

A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.

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Bath noun · 78% connection

A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five qu…

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Correct verb · 78% connection

To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to correct the acidity of…

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Correction noun · 78% connection

Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in…

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Dulcify verb · 78% connection

To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony.

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Edulcorant adjective · 78% connection

Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony.

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Edulcorate verb · 78% connection

To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

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Fehling noun · 78% connection

See Fehling's solution, under Solution.

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Fluorescein noun · 78% connection

a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium…

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Gallon noun · 78% connection

A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.

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Hectolitre noun · 78% connection

A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 i…

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Homer noun · 78% connection

A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry mea…

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Hypertonicity noun · 78% connection

(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other

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