% p/p

English translation: % w/w

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Italian term or phrase:% p/p
English translation:% w/w
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15:36 Apr 9, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Italian term or phrase: % p/p
This appears in the list of ingredients for a cream (medical device), not sure if this would simply just be % weight ? Help appreciated thanks

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% w/w
Explanation:
W stands for weight.

It means that for example a 5% w/w solution contains 5g of solute in 100g of solvent.

The other options are w/v or v/w where v stands for volume.
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% w/w


Explanation:
W stands for weight.

It means that for example a 5% w/w solution contains 5g of solute in 100g of solvent.

The other options are w/v or v/w where v stands for volume.

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Reference information:
La concentrazione delle soluzioni - Sapere.it
www.sapere.it › ... › Le soluzioni - Translate this page
La percentuale in peso (% P/P) indica la quantità espressa in grammi di soluto presente in 100 g di soluzione: La percentuale in volume (% V/V) indica la ...

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β: β > p/p - ProZ.com
ita.proz.com › ... › Medicina: Farmaceutica - Translate this page
27 mag 2007 – (KudoZ) Da Greco a Italiano translation of β: β: p/p [Medicina: Farmaceutica ... p/p. Spiegazione: Penso sia il rappporto percentuale peso/peso.

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Concentration lectures - mass percentage
www.chembuddy.com/?left=concentration&right=mass-percentage
Mass (or weight) percentage (% w/w) is one of the most often used ways of expressing concentrations. It is defined as. mass percentage definition, eq. 1.1 1.1 ...

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concentration.htm
www.towson.edu/~ladon/concas.html
Weight/Weight Percent (w/w%): This unit of concentration is often used for concentrated solutions, typically acids and bases. If you were to look on a bottle of a ...

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