Bodansky unit

noun

An obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood, defined as the quantity of alkaline phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphate ion during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium β-glycerophosphate.

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Meanings

nounBodansky unit (plural Bodansky units)

plural Bodansky units

  1. An obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood, defined as the quantity of alkaline phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphate ion during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium β-glycerophosphate.

Origin

Named after Aaron Bodansky, American biochemist.

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Bodansky unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodansky%20unit

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“Bodansky unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodansky%20unit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bodansky unit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodansky%20unit.

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