Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

d-value

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: d--val-ue
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a sterilization procedure, the amount of time required, at a given condition, to kill 90% of relevant microorganisms.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

D-values (plural)

Synonyms

decimal reduction time

Questions

What does d-value mean?: In a sterilization procedure, the amount of time required, at a given condition, to kill 90% of relevant microorganisms.

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