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law of multiple proportions ThesaurusNoun | 1.law of multiple proportions - (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relationDalton's lawlaw of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
law of multiple proportions
law of re·cip·ro·cal pro·por·tionsthe relative weights in which two substances form a chemical union singly with a third are the same as, or simple multiples of, those in which they unite with each other; a corollary of the law of definite proportions. Synonym(s): law of multiple proportionslaw of multiple proportionsWhen two substances unite to form a series of chemical compounds, the proportions in which they unite are simple multiples of one another or of one common proportion. See: Dalton's lawSee also: lawLegalSeelawlaw of multiple proportions Related to law of multiple proportions: law of reciprocal proportionsSynonyms for law of multiple proportionsnoun (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relationSynonymsRelated Words- law of nature
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