"D-value" meaning in All languages combined

See D-value on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: D-values [plural]
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  1. (microbiology) In a sterilization procedure, the amount of time required, at a given condition, to kill 90% of relevant microorganisms. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: decimal reduction time

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