English noun: law of reciprocal proportions | |||
| 1. | law of reciprocal proportions (cognition) (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 | ||
| Synonyms | law of equivalent proportions | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||