chemical composition

noun

The identities, and relative numbers, of the elements that make up any particular compound

Meanings

nounchemical composition (countable and uncountable, plural chemical compositions)

plural chemical compositions

  1. countablephysicaluncountablechemistryThe identities, and relative numbers, of the elements that make up any particular compound

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 化學成分 /化学成分
  • 化學成分 /化学成分 (huàxué chéngfèn)information about the elements of a compound
Finnish kemiallinen koostumus
  • kemiallinen koostumusinformation about the elements of a compound
Polish skład chemiczny
  • skład chemicznyinformation about the elements of a compound
Russian хими́ческий соста́в
  • хими́ческий соста́в (ximíčeskij sostáv)information about the elements of a compound
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