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EQUIVALENT WEIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Synonyms:
combining weight; eq; equivalent; equivalent weight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("equivalent weight" is a kind of...):
atomic mass; atomic weight; relative atomic mass ((chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units)
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