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CONSERVATION OF MATTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
Synonyms:
conservation of mass; conservation of matter; law of conservation of mass; law of conservation of matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("conservation of matter" is a kind of...):
conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)
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