Reichert-Meissl number
noun
Rei·chert-Meissl num·ber
| \ ˈrī-kərt-ˈmī-səl-ˌnəm-bər
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Medical Definition of Reichert-Meissl number
: a Reichert value expressed as the milliliters of tenth-normal alkali required to neutralize the acids obtained from five grams of fat by a specified method of saponification and distillation
— called also Reichert-Meissl value