Acid-loving
(of a plant) requiring a ph of 4.5 to 5.5 for optimal growth.
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- Acid number
a number expressing the acidity of a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of pot-ssium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in one gram of the substance. historical examples the saponification number and acid number are both very low, but a fatty oil is present. the propaganda for reform in proprietary […]
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acid phosphatase acid phosphatase n. a phosphatase with optimum functioning at ph 5.4 and present in the prostate gland.