Rideal-Walker coefficient

Rideal-Walker coefficient definition - medical

Rid·e·al-Wal·ker coefficient (rĭdˈē-əl-wôˈkər)

noun
A figure expressing the disinfecting power of a substance by relating it to the disinfecting power of phenol. Also called phenol coefficient.

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