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BUFFER SOLUTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A solution containing a buffer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("buffer solution" is a kind of...):

solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)

Meronyms (substance of "buffer solution"):

buffer ((chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buffer solution"):

starting buffer (buffer solution at the start of a reaction)

PBS; phosphate buffer solution (a solution containing a phosphate buffer)

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