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Specific gravity

Scope note

The ratio of the mass of a given volume of a substance to the mass of the same volume of water at 4 degrees Celsius. CTRRH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056238

Broader Terms used

physical properties

Created

13yrs ago

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