Reducing sugar — Reducing form of glucose A reducing sugar is any sugar that either has an aldehyde group or is capable of forming one in solution through isomerisation. This functional group allows the sugar to act as a reducing agent, for example in the Tollens … Wikipedia
equivalent weight — Chem. the combining power, esp. in grams (gram equivalent), of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence. [1925 30] * * * or combining weight… … Universalium
Equivalent air depth — In technical diving, the equivalent air depth (EAD) is a way of expressing the narcotic effect of specific breathing gas mixtures that contain nitrogen, for example nitrox and trimix. [cite journal |last=Logan |first=JA |title=An evaluation of… … Wikipedia
Reducing — Reduce Re*duce (r[ e]*d[=u]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced} ( d[=u]st ),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} ( d[=u] s[i^]ng).] [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red . re , re + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.] 1. To bring or lead back to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dextrose equivalent — (DE) is a measure of the amount of reducing sugars present in a sugar product, relative to glucose, expressed as a percentage on a dry basis. For example, a maltodextrin with a DE of 10 would have 10% of the reducing power of dextrose (DE = 100) … Wikipedia
Carbon dioxide equivalent — (CDE) and Equivalent carbon dioxide (or CO2) are two related but distinct measures for describing how much global warming a given type and amount of greenhouse gas may cause, using the functionally equivalent amount or concentration of carbon… … Wikipedia
Moral Equivalent of War speech (Carter) — President Jimmy Carter s Moral Equivalent of War Speech was a speech in which United States President Jimmy Carter addressed the United States on April 17, 1977. It is notable because he compared the energy crisis with the moral equivalent of war … Wikipedia
Gram equivalent — In chemistry, a gram equivalent is the mass, in grams, of a compound s equivalent weight. More formally, a gram equivalent of a substance taking part in a given reaction is the number of grams of the substance associated with the transfer of n… … Wikipedia
taxable equivalent yield — ( TEY) The yield that a tax free investment would provide to an investor if the tax free yield was grossed up by the amount of taxes not paid. This is the most common way of comparing yields on taxable and tax free investments. Instead of… … Financial and business terms
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
