pH question!

[Paul Davis]

In article <3861193C.C13E6AD4 at wgn.net> vdrake at wgn.net "Vernon Drake" writes:
> 
> Could someone tell me what the letters pH stand for?  Not the definetion
> or what pH is. I think it means the POWER of HYDROGEN but I am not quite
> sure.
> vdrake at wgn.net
> 

I'm told this very question is answered in Trends in Biochemical
Sciences, January 2000 issue.  Still waiting for it to appear on
the web.

-Paul
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