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ph
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ph has 1 sense
- ph(n = noun.attribute) ph scale - (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic); Array is a kind of hydrogen ion concentration
has particulars: acidity, alkalinity, neutrality
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ph, n. Chem. a logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration in moles per litre of a solution, giving a measure of its acidity or alkalinity.
Etymology
G, f. Potenz power + H (symbol for hydrogen)
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