dalton's law

1. 1.

   (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation

   Synonymslaw of multiple proportions

   Broaderlaw

   chemistry

2. 2.

   (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature

   SynonymsDalton's law of partial pressureslaw of partial pressures

   Broaderlaw

   chemistry · physics

Questions about dalton's law

What does dalton's law mean?

dalton's law means "(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dalton's law?

Close synonyms include law of multiple proportions, Dalton's law of partial pressures, law of partial pressures. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dalton's law a common word?

dalton's law is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.