Meanings
plural equivalent weights
- chemistryThe 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.
The equivalent weight of an element or compound is that weight equivalent in reactive power to one atomic weight of hydrogen.
1922, Leicester F. Hamilton, Calculations of Analytical Chemistry, page 381 more example
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.
1888, Thomas Sterry Hunt, A New Basis for Chemistry, page 149Synonyms: equivalent mass, gram equivalent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish ekvivalenttimassa, ekvivalenttipaino
- ekvivalenttimassaequivalent weight
- ekvivalenttipainoequivalent weight
- grammaekvivalenttiequivalent weight
Greek ισοδύναμο βάρος
- ισοδύναμο βάρος (isodýnamo város)equivalent weight
Italian peso equivalente, massa equivalente
- peso equivalenteequivalent weight
- massa equivalenteequivalent weight
Polish gramorównoważnik
- gramorównoważnikequivalent weight
Spanish peso equivalente, masa equivalente
- peso equivalenteequivalent weight
- masa equivalenteequivalent weight
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