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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium%20hydroxide potassium hydroxide] required to saponify 1 gram of a fatty oil or grease.
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A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of [[potassium%20hydroxide|potassium hydroxide]] required to saponify 1 gram of a fatty oil or grease.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Verseifungszahl (Deut.); saponification value
 
Verseifungszahl (Deut.); saponification value
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966

Latest revision as of 15:27, 13 June 2022

Description

A measure of the amount of fatty acids in a material. The saponification number is the number of milligrams of Potassium hydroxide required to saponify 1 gram of a fatty oil or grease.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Verseifungszahl (Deut.); saponification value

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 950
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997