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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pé-ache
"Il faut mesurer le pH de l'eau de la piscine."
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A figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acidic, and higher values more alkaline.
"The gardener tested the soil pH to ensure it was suitable for growing blueberries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1909 by Danish chemist Søren Peder Lauritz Sørensen, where 'p' stands for the German word 'Potenz' (strength/power) and 'H' stands for the hydrogen ion.
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pH
Transliteration: pé-ache
"Il faut mesurer le pH de l'eau de la piscine."
pH-Wert
Transliteration: pe-ha-vert
"Der pH-Wert des Bodens ist optimal für diese Pflanzen."
pH
Transliteration: pi acca
"Controlla il livello del pH nell'acqua."
pH
Transliteration: pe ache
"Es importante mantener el pH equilibrado en la pecera."
pH
Transliteration: pe agá
"O pH da pele deve ser ligeiramente ácido."
पीएच मान
Transliteration: pi-ech maan
"पानी का पीएच मान परीक्षण करना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
pH值
Transliteration: pī hā zhí
"这款洗面奶的pH值很温和。"
pH 농도
Transliteration: pi-eich nong-do
"이 토양의 pH 농도를 측정해 주세요."
pH
Transliteration: pī ēchi
"プールの水のpHを測定する。"
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