English Explanatory Dictionary

D-value

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a sterilization procedure, the amount of time required, at a given condition, to kill 90% of relevant microorganisms.

Word forms

D-value D-values

Synonyms

decimal reduction time
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