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o/w

English translation: octanol/water

13:34 May 23, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / M S D S
English term or phrase: o/w
Log o/w 1.65 (est.)

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Abdul Karim
Indonesia
Local time: 22:12
Selected answer:octanol/water
Explanation:
Probably o refers to octanol, w to water, and you have a partition coefficient here.

partition coefficient

A partition coefficient is a measure of differential solubility of a compound in two solvents. The log ratio of the concentrations of the solute in the solvent is called LogP. The best known of these partition coefficients is the one based on the solvents octanol and water. The octanol-water partition coefficient is a measure of the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of a substance. In the context of drug-like substances, hydrophobicity is related to absorption, bioavailability, hydrophobic drug-receptor interactions, metabolism and toxicity.

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Attila Piróth
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Local time: 17:12
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octanol/water


Explanation:
Probably o refers to octanol, w to water, and you have a partition coefficient here.

partition coefficient

A partition coefficient is a measure of differential solubility of a compound in two solvents. The log ratio of the concentrations of the solute in the solvent is called LogP. The best known of these partition coefficients is the one based on the solvents octanol and water. The octanol-water partition coefficient is a measure of the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of a substance. In the context of drug-like substances, hydrophobicity is related to absorption, bioavailability, hydrophobic drug-receptor interactions, metabolism and toxicity.

http://www.answers.com/partition coefficient

If you need further info to decide whether this fits into your context, you can search the web for "partition coefficient".

Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 17:12
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Thank you, everybody

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agree  David Sirett
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agree  William [Bill] Gray: Here's another link almost quoting the asker's original: http://www.dreamscape.com/aquatox/sampcons.html
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