HyperDic: law_of_equivalent_proportions

English > 1 sense of the expression *law of equivalent proportions*:
NOUN	cognition	law 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.
Synonym	law of reciprocal proportions
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Broader	law, law of nature	A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature