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Babo's law

British  
/ ˈbæbəʊz /

noun

  1. chem the law stating that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute added

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Etymology

Origin of Babo's law

C19: named after Lambert von Babo (1818–99), German chemist who formulated it

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