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equivalent weight

[i′kwiv·ə·lənt ′wāt]
(chemistry)
The number of parts by weight of an element or compound which will combine with or replace, directly or indirectly, 1.008 parts by weight of hydrogen, 8.00 parts of oxygen, or the equivalent weight of any other element or compound.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Stage 3 of the approach used in this study is to apply the derived conversion factors to the published HBS results in order to convert the expenditure data to their equivalent weight or volume.
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The term in parentheses can be defined as the concentration-weighted mean equivalent weight ([bar.W]).
I realised I had lost the equivalent weight of six babies!"
New chemical analyses by USDA scientists show that the red part of the watermelon can have about 40 percent more lycopene than an equivalent weight of uncooked tomatoes has.
In its UTTAS specification issued in January 1972, the Army was looking for a robust and dependable aircraft capable of lifting an eleven-man infantry squad, or an equivalent weight in cargo, to medium altitudes at a cruising speed of 201 miles per hour.
According to DuPont, DuraLife has an exclusive slicker that provides low surface friction for greater softness; greater fill power, compared with solid fibers of equivalent weight due to its being a high-void fiber with a helical crimp; and a patented, molded-polyester fiber cluster system that maintains 85 percent to 95 percent of its height after years of use.
Although food manufacturers have been permitted to use irradiation to control pathogens in raw pork and poultry for some time, irradiated products account for only a small share of the estimated 51.4 billion pounds (boneless equivalent weight) of meat and poultry consumed in the United States in 1998, says USDA.
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