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octanol-water partition coefficient
Ratio of the solubility of a chemical in octanol divided by its solubility in water.
Note: Measure of lipophilicity, used in the assessment of both the uptake and physiological distribution of organic chemicals and prediction of their environmental fate.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Biología; Química
- Categoría: Toxicología
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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