pH
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004846
A measure of the hydrogen-ion activity in solution, expressed on a scale 0 (highly acid) to 14 (highly basic); 7.0 pH is a neutral solution, neither acid nor basic.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004846 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | hydrogen ion concentration |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | physicochemical properties; chemical bases; acidulants; alkali tolerance; acidification; deacidification; phenolsulfonphthalein; buffer index; soil pH; blood pH; pH stability |
| Translations | Spanish: pH |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004846",
"term": "pH",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A measure of the hydrogen-ion activity in solution, expressed on a scale 0 (highly acid) to 14 (highly basic); 7.0 pH is a neutral solution, neither acid nor basic.",
"synonyms": [
"hydrogen ion concentration"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"physicochemical properties",
"chemical bases",
"acidulants",
"alkali tolerance",
"acidification",
"deacidification",
"phenolsulfonphthalein",
"buffer index",
"soil pH",
"blood pH",
"pH stability"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "pH"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ph/"
}
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