Saponification

Saponification

The deposit of a grey scum or grey dust on the inside surface of a sub-grade wall or floor as the result of moisture moving through the concrete and washing certain chemicals from the concrete mass.

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saponification

Building materials; Concrete

The deposit of a gray scum or gray dust on the inside surface of a sub-grade wall or floor as the result of moisture moving through the concrete and washing certain chemicals from ...

saponification

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Specifically in relation to manufactured fibers, saponification is the process of removing part or all of the groups from acetate or triacetate fiber, leaving regenerated ...

saponification

Construction; Plumbing

The process in which a fatty acid is neutralized with an alkali or base to form a soap.

saponification

Chemistry; General chemistry

The hydrolysis of esters using hot sodium hydroxide solution to produce the salt of a carboxylic acid . Usually saponification refers to the hydrolysis of esters of fatty acids ...

saponification number

Chemistry; Analytical chemistry

Milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify the fat, oil, or wax in a 1-gram sample of a given material, using a specific American Society for Testing and Materials ...

saponification number

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide (KOH) that combine with one gram of oil under conditions specified by test method ASTM D 94. Saponification number is an indication ...

flatwork forms

Building materials; Concrete

Metal or wood forms used in concrete flatwork placement. These forms are typically used for edge forming, sidewalks, driveways, footings, industrial slabs, foundations, patios, ...

flatwork

Building materials; Concrete

Common word for concrete floors, driveways, basements, and sidewalks.

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Building materials; Concrete

The rapid development of rigidity in a mixed Portland cement paste, mortar or concrete usually with the evolution of considerable heat, which rigidity cannot be dispelled nor can ...

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Building materials; Concrete

A metal concrete pouring form with a fixed nose piece to allow it to interlock with the rear section of another form creating a solid interconnection. Fixed nose forms must be ...

finishing

Building materials; Concrete

Leveling, smoothing, compacting, and otherwise treating surfaces of fresh or recently placed concrete to produce the desired appearance and service.

fineness modulus

Building materials; Concrete

An index of fineness or coarseness of an aggregate sample. An empirical factor determined by adding total percentages of an aggregate sample retained on each of a specified series ...

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