Meanings
plural Reichert values
- A numeric indicator of the amount of volatile fatty acid which can be extracted from a particular fat or oil through saponification, equal to the number of millilitres of 0.1 normal hydroxide solution necessary for the neutralization of the water-soluble volatile fatty acids distilled and filtered from 5 grams of the given fat.
Synonyms: Reichert-Meissl number, Reichert-Meissl-Wollny number, Reichert-Meissl-Wollny value
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA numeric indicator of the amount of volatile fatty acid which can be extracted from a particular fat or oil through saponification, equal to the number of millilitres of 0.1 normal hydroxide solution necessary for the neutralization of the water-soluble volatile fatty acids distilled and filtered from 5 grams of the given fat.
Origin
Named after the chemist Emil Reichert.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Reichert value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichert%20value
“Reichert value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichert%20value. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reichert value,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reichert%20value.
Source: Reichert value on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.