English Explanatory Dictionary

Reichert value

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A numeric indicator of the amount of volatile fatty acid which can be extracted from a particular fat or oil through saponification, equal to the number of millilitres of 0.1 normal hydroxide solution necessary for the neutralization of the water-soluble volatile fatty acids distilled and filtered from 5 grams of the given fat.

Word forms

Reichert value Reichert values

Etymology

Named after the chemist Emil Reichert.

Synonyms

Reichert-Meissl number Reichert-Meissl-Wollny number Reichert-Meissl-Wollny value
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