(thing) by CentrX Fri May 05 2000 at 20:44:03
A number indicating the amount of free acid present in a substance, equal to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize the free fatty acids present in a gram of fat or oil.

Also called: acid value

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