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law of conservation of matter

DEFINITIONS OF: law of conservation of matter

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n a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system

Synonyms:
conservation of mass, conservation of matter, law of conservation of mass
Type of:
conservation
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
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