Category: S

Polyvinylidene chloride, a plastic film for wrapping foods.  

The hydrolysis of mono-, di-, or triglyc- erides with caustic or alkali to form free glycerol and fatty acids in the form of soaps. Alkaline hydrolysis of triacyl glycerols to yield fatty acid salts. The molecules thus produced are known as surfactants (surface active agents) commonly called soap. The process of soapmaking. Conversion into soap;…

Practice of protective measures for cleanliness and health. Practices assuring freedom from agents or substances capable of causing damage to health. The practice of being hygienic, especially referring to public hygiene. The formulation and application of measures to promote and establish conditions favorable to health, especially public health. The practice of providing sewage disposal and…

Free from filth or infective matter. Clean. Referring to hygiene or to health.  

The act or practice of selecting samples from a lot for the purpose of inspection. A technique used in statistics in which a part of a whole is examined with the intent that the results of the examination can be taken as representing the condition of the whole. A large body of theory and experience…

A container and/or its entire contents, a portion of the contents of a container or other unit of com- modity, or a composite mixture of a product to be used for inspection.  

A representative set of products ordinarily selected at random from a larger set called a lot and used for the inspection or evaluation. In epidemiology, a group of subjects selected for study that represents a larger group or population. A small quantity of something used for testing. A part of a population, intended to be…

A quality of taste sensation of which the taste of sodium chloride is the typical example.