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LAW OF CONSTANT PROPORTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight
Synonyms:
law of constant proportion; law of definite proportions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("law of constant proportion" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
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