(o.p.)

English translation: CP is a type of pH-meter

13:47 Jun 12, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / pH -value

English term or phrase: (o.p.)

The list of ingredients of a so-called 'stain roller' (a roll-on stain remover)includes several items; below the pH-value is given, accompanied by a mysterious abbreviation:
pH-value: ca 7.7 (o.p.). As the document is a scan of a (rather) poor xerox copy, the unheard-of-around-here- abbreviation may actually be (c.p.), not (o.p.). May I ask you to help me?

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Selected answer:CP is a type of pH-meter

Explanation:
If it is CP and not OP, then it could be referring to the type of pH-meter used to take the measurement.

Please see this reference:

EJPAU 2002. CAIS-SOKOLIÑSKA D., PIKUL J., DANKÓW R. QUALITY AND ...
Active acidity was measured in the yogurt using pH-meter type CP - 315 by Elmetron,
provided with combined electrode type ... 7.8 cA. 60 : 40. 7.7 cC ...
www.ejpau.media.pl/series/ volume5/issue2/food/art-04.html

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Note added at 1 hr 38 mins (2005-06-12 15:25:53 GMT)
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CP could also be the unit of viscosity.
CP = centi Poise

... This parameter is the viscosity n. That is, n = s / y. The unit of viscosity is the poise. Kinematic viscosity v is often used and is defined as v= n ...

www.hanssummers.com/electronics/viscometer/theory.htm

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Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2005-06-12 15:30:46 GMT)
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The common metric unit of absolute viscosity is the poise.

For convenience, the CentiPoise (cP) — one one-hundredth of a poise — is the unit customarily used.

http://www.synlube.com/viscosit.htm

Selected response from:

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 11:22

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Balasubramaniam, I thank you so much for your help and I hope you'll forgive me for being such a nasty lategrader. The mystery has not been solved so far (and I don't think it's ever going to be), but your suggestion (a pH-meter type) appears to be the most convincing. I am really grateful to aira07 and nickele who spared their time to help me. Good luck to you.
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CP is a type of pH-meter

Balasubramaniam L.

CP = chemically pure

aira07

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CP is a type of pH-meter

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 11:22
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4 hrs confidence:

CP = chemically pure

Explanation:
Just a guess, judging from the context. Of course, I have no idea if chemically pure calcium has a pH of 7.7...

aira07
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English

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