Dalton's law (n)
Dalton's law of partial pressures (n)
law of partial pressures (n)

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def (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture
def the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
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Hypernym law, law of nature
Domain of synset - TOPIC chemistry, chemical science; physics, natural philosophy
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Hyponym law, law of nature
Member of this domain - TOPIC chemistry, chemical science; physics, natural philosophy

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