| acid value |
(chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it; "as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases"
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| acid-base equilibrium |
(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
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| acidic |
being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7) being sour to the taste
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| acidimetry |
volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
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| acid rain |
rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
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