English noun: law of chemical equilibrium | |||
| 1. | law of chemical equilibrium (cognition) (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction | ||
| Synonyms | equilibrium law | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | law, law of nature | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||