law of reciprocal proportions

1. 1.

   (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together

   Synonymslaw of equivalent proportions

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   chemistry

Questions about law of reciprocal proportions

What does law of reciprocal proportions mean?

law of reciprocal proportions means "(chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together".

What is another word for law of reciprocal proportions?

Close synonyms include law of equivalent proportions. 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.