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PERIODIC LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does periodic law mean?
• PERIODIC LAW (noun)
The noun PERIODIC LAW has 1 sense:
1. (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
Familiarity information: PERIODIC LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Mendeleev's law; periodic law
Hypernyms ("periodic law" is a kind of...):
law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
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