law of multiple proportions

Definitions of law of multiple proportions
  1. noun
    (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
    synonyms: Dalton's law
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    type of:
    law, law of nature
    a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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