Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sachs's solution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: sach-s's -so-lu-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A plant nutrient solution (fertilizer) consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium chloride, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium phosphate, and ferric chloride.

Example Sentences

"In the two succeeding experiments two species of plants were grown in each of five conditions, namely: (1) Soil and tap water, (2) sand and tap water, (3) tap water without substratum, (4) Sachs's solution without substratum, and (5) Sachs's solution with sand substratum."
"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."

Etymology

Named after Julius von Sachs.

Inflected Forms

Sachs' solution (alternative)

Questions

What does sachs's solution mean?: A plant nutrient solution (fertilizer) consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium chloride, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium phosphate, and ferric chloride.
Where does sachs's solution come from?: Named after Julius von Sachs.

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