Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haugh unit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: haugh- u-nit
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measure of egg protein quality, based on the egg's weight and the height of the albumen immediately around the yolk.

Example Sentences

"The effectiveness of spray oiling one, six, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after lay was compared with no oiling with respect to albumen pH and Haugh units after seven, 14, and 21 days storage of the eggs at a temperature of about 10°C (50°F)."

Etymology

Introduced by Raymond Haugh in 1937.

Inflected Forms

Haugh units (plural)

Questions

What does haugh unit mean?: A unit of measure of egg protein quality, based on the egg's weight and the height of the albumen immediately around the yolk.
Where does haugh unit come from?: Introduced by Raymond Haugh in 1937.

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