phenol coefficient
noun Chemistry.
the number indicating the effectiveness of a disinfectant as a germicide relative to phenol, which is arbitrarily assigned the number 1: based on the time required to kill a given quantity of a specific type of bacteria.
Words nearby phenol coefficient
phenocopy,
phenocryst,
phenodeviant,
phenogram,
phenol,
phenol coefficient,
phenol red,
phenolate,
phenolated,
phenolic,
phenolic resin
Example sentences from the Web for phenol coefficient
According to these tests Ziratol possesses a phenol-coefficient of 13.66.
This is in substantial accord with the referees findings as regards the phenol-coefficient with B. typhosus as the test object.
Medical definitions for phenol coefficient
phenol coefficient
n.
Rideal-Walker coefficient