equivalent weight
nounDefinitions
The atomic weight of an element or radical divided by its valence
The atomic weight of an element or radical divided by its valence; the molecular weight of a compound divided by its combining power in a specific reaction.
- In the proportion d : p :: 1 : v, as applied to any liquid or solid species, p does not represent its real equivalent weight, but the weight of the normal species which, by its condensation, gives rise to the liquid or solid.
- The equivalent weight of an element or compound is that weight equivalent in reactive power to one atomic weight of hydrogen.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for equivalent weight. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA