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LE CHATELIER PRINCIPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
Synonyms:
Le Chatelier's law; Le Chatelier's principle; Le Chatelier-Braun principle; Le Chatelier principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Le Chatelier principle" is a kind of...):
principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)