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Italian term or phrase:	p/p
English translation:	w/w

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Italian term or phrase: p/p

I need some help with the meaning of this abbreviation in the description of an analysis method. Is it already in English as many scientific abbreviations are? The context is: "lavaggio utilizzando detergente alcalino e HCl 32% **p/p**" Many thanks, Sarah.

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w/w

Explanation:
E' il percentaggio "peso del soluto/peso della soluzione". In inglese, si usa l'espressione "w/w" (weight/weight).

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Thanks to you all. These abbreviations are always a problem.
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w/w

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w/w

Explanation:
E' il percentaggio "peso del soluto/peso della soluzione". In inglese, si usa l'espressione "w/w" (weight/weight).

Example sentence(s):

Other types of percentage solutions are weight/weight (w/w) and volume/volume (v/v).

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_solution

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Thanks to you all. These abbreviations are always a problem.

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