law of multiple proportion
noun Chemistry.
the statement that where two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the ratio by weight of one element to a given weight of the second is usually a small whole number.
Nearby words
law of inverse square, law of large numbers, law of mass action, law of moses, law of motion, law of multiple proportion, law of nations, law of nature, law of parsimony, law of recapitulation, law of referred pain
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