combining weight

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the atomic weight of an atom or radical divided by its valence.

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Example Sentences

There is the elimination of caloric, when, in substances chemically combining, weight is gained and bulk is lost.

From Theory of Circulation by Respiration Synopsis of its Principles and History by Willard, Emma

It is important to notice that the fact that a combining weight can be obtained for each element is not a part of a theory, but is the direct result of experiment.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

According to Lewkowitsch, the results obtained by the volumetric method which assumes a combining weight of 346 for resin acids, are very likely to be high.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

If any compound of O should in future be found in which its combining weight is 8 or 4, that would be called its atomic weight.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

The least combining weight of an element is its atomic weight; and it is this fact of a least combining weight that leads us to believe the atom to be indivisible.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips