In article <947095658snz at pdchem.demon.co.uk>, Paul at pdchem.demon.co.uk wrote:
>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
I can't wait for the journal so I took a quick trip to a dictionary
that has some limited etimology (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/):
Main Entry: pH
Pronunciation: 'pE-'Ach
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from _Potenz_ power + H
Date: 1909
"Power" actually does make sense (as opposed to pons).
- Dima