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weight/volume percent

weight/volume percent noun: a measure of the concentration of a solution obtained by dividing the mass of the solute by the volume of the solution and multiplying by one hundred. Often abbreviated to w/v(%).

Noun

weight/volume percent (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A measure of the concentration of a solution obtained by dividing the mass of the solute by the volume of the solution and multiplying by one hundred. Often abbreviated to w/v(%).

Questions about weight/volume percent

What does weight/volume percent mean?
Weight/volume percent means a measure of the concentration of a solution obtained by dividing the mass of the solute by the volume of the solution and multiplying by one hundred. Often abbreviated to w/v(%).
What part of speech is weight/volume percent?
Weight/volume percent is a noun.

Words near weight/volume percent in the dictionary

  1. weight-lifts
  2. weight-saving
  3. weight-train
  4. weight-watcher
  5. weight-watchers
  6. weight/volume percent
  7. weightable
  8. weightage
  9. weightages
  10. weightbear
  11. weightbearing

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