noun
Meaning 1
A value indicating how much volatile fatty acid can be extracted from a given fat through saponification, in terms of the number of millilitres of 0.1 normal sodium hydroxide necessary for the neutralization of water-soluble silver salts made from the water-soluble volatile fatty acids distilled from 5 grams of the fat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kirschner number
Antonyms: none provided