HyperDic: acid_value

English > 1 sense of the expression acid value:
NOUNquantityacid value(chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it
English > acid value: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it.
Example"as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases"
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderdefinite quantityA specific measure of amount

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