pH

Pronounced / pee·AYCH /

A measure of how acidic or alkaline water, soil, or nutrient solution is, on a scale of 0 to 14, which affects which nutrients roots can take up.

Example in a sentence

“He tested the pH of his nutrient solution before every watering.”

Also called pH level, acidity

Sources (1)
  1. https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/publications/FS-1054SoilpHandNutrientAvailbility_Update_12_2021.pdf