law of mass action

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noun Chemistry.

the statement that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the concentrations of the reacting substances.

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Also called mass action law.

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Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
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A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
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To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In Israel, however, a new law took effect January 1st that banned the use of underweight models.
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We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
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He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Charred beams and blackened walls showed stark and gaunt in the glow of a smoldering mass of wreckage.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou