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Etymology
Named after Julius von Sachs.
Proper noun
Sachs's solution
- A plant nutrient solution (fertilizer) consisting of potassium nitrate, sodium chloride, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium phosphate, and ferric chloride.
1905, Raymond Haines Pond, The Biological Relation of Aquatic Plants to the Substratum, pages 506–507:In the two succeeding experiments two species of plants were grown in each of five conditions, namely:
(1) Soil and tap water, (2) sand and tap water, (3) tap water without substratum, (4) Sachs's solution without substratum, and (5) Sachs's solution with sand substratum.
1946, Walter Stiles, Trace Elements in Pants and Animals, page 2:It will be noticed that, in addition to the elements given above, Pfeffer's solution also contains chlorine, while Sachs's solution contains not only chlorine, but sodium.
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