HyperDic: combining_weight

English > 1 sense of the expression combining weight:
NOUNattributecombining weight, equivalent, equivalent weight, eqthe atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element
English > combining weight: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen.
Synonymsequivalent, equivalent weight, eq
Broaderatomic mass, atomic weight, relative atomic mass(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
Spanisheq, peso equivalente
Catalaneq, equivalent, pes equivalent

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