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law of reciprocal proportions ThesaurusNoun | 1.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 togetherlaw of equivalent proportionslaw 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 | EncyclopediaSeelawlaw of reciprocal 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 reciprocal proportionsIn chemistry, the proportions in which two elementary bodies unite with a third one are simple multiples or simple fractions of the proportions in which these two bodies unite with each other.See also: lawlaw of reciprocal proportions Related to law of reciprocal proportions: law of multiple proportionsSynonyms for law of reciprocal proportionsnoun (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine togetherSynonyms- law of equivalent proportions
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