HyperDic: law_of_definite_proportions

English > 1 sense of the expression law of definite proportions:
NOUNcognitionlaw of definite proportions, law of constant proportion(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight
English > law of definite proportions: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight.
Synonymlaw of constant proportion
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Catalanllei de les proporcions definides

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