peroxide number
peroxide number
[pə′räk‚sīd ‚nəm·bər] (analytical chemistry)
Measure of millimoles of peroxide (or milliequivalents of oxygen) taken up by 1000 grams of fat or oil; used to measure rancidity. Also known as peroxide value.
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