HyperDic: law_of_reciprocal_proportions

English > 1 sense of the expression law of reciprocal proportions:
NOUNcognitionlaw of reciprocal proportions, law of equivalent 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 reciprocal 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 equivalent proportions
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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