LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MATTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system

Synonyms:

conservation of mass; conservation of matter; law of conservation of mass; law of conservation of matter

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("law of conservation of matter" is a kind of...):

conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)

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