HyperDic: henry[s_law

English > 1 sense of the expression *Henry's law*:
NOUN	cognition	Henry's law	(chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry

English > *Henry's law*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	(chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases.
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Broader	law, law of nature	A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Catalan	Llei de Henry