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THEORY OF DISSOCIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
Synonyms:
Arrhenius theory of dissociation; theory of dissociation; theory of electrolytic dissociation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("theory of dissociation" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
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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