HyperDic: law_of_equivalent_proportions

English > 1 sense of the expression law of equivalent proportions:
NOUNcognitionlaw of equivalent proportions, law of reciprocal proportions(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
English > law of equivalent proportions: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together.
Synonymlaw of reciprocal proportions
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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