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Ph
abbr. Bible
Philippians
PH
abbr.
1. penthouse
2. public health
3. Purple Heart
pH  (pch)
n.
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions, increasing with increasing alkalinity and decreasing with increasing acidity. The pH scale commonly in use ranges from 0 to 14.
[p(otential of) h(ydrogen).]
pH
Noun
potential of hydrogen; a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
pH  (pch)
A numerical measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, usually measured on a scale of 0 to 14. Neutral solutions (such as pure water) have a pH of 7, acidic solutions have a pH lower than 7, and alkaline solutions have a pH higher than 7. The pH of lemon juice is 2.4; that of household ammonia is 11.5. The normal pH for human blood is 7.4. The letters pH stand for potential of hydrogen, since pH is effectively a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions (that is, protons) in a substance. The pH scale was devised in 1923 by Danish biochemist Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen (1868-1969).
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Noun1.PhpH - (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);
pH scale
hydrogen ion concentration - the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter
acidity - pH values below 7
alkalinity - pH values above 7
neutrality - pH value of 7
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
Translations
PH n abbr (US) (MIL) (= Purple Heart) → decoración otorgada a los heridos de guerra
pH n abbr (= pH value) → pH
PH n abbr (US) (Mil) (= Purple Heart) → décoration accordée aux blessés de guerre
pH n abbr (= potential of hydrogen) → pH
PH n abbr (US ) (MIL) (= Purple Heart) → decorazione per ferite riportate in guerra


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