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Definition of Law of reciprocal proportions
1. Noun. (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.
Exact synonyms: Law Of Equivalent Proportions
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Law, Law Of Nature
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Medical Definition of Law of reciprocal proportions
1. The relative weights in which two substances form a chemical union singly with a third are the same as, or simple multiples of, those in which they unite with each other; a corollary of the law of definite proportions. Synonym: law of multiple proportions. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Law Of Reciprocal Proportions
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