periodic system

[ peer-ee-od-ik, peer- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.

Origin of periodic system

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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periodic system

/ (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) /


noun
  1. the classification of the elements based on the periodic law

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