Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfeffer's solution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pf-ef-fer-'s -so-lu-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A plant nutrient solution consisting of calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferric chloride, and water.

Example Sentences

"The experiments reported here would seem to permit the following statements bearing on the ultimate cessation of growth of excised root tips in the modified Pfeffer's solution containing 2 per cent glucose."
"It will be noticed that, in addition to the elements given above, Pfeffer's solution also contains chlorine, while Sachs's solution contains not only chlorine, but sodium."
"On 14 January 1919 he attempted to germinate seeds of Cattleya mossiae on Pfeffer's solution (Table 7-1) plus 1% sucrose."

Questions

What does pfeffer's solution mean?: A plant nutrient solution consisting of calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferric chloride, and water.

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