MENDELEEV'S LAW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers

Synonyms:

Mendeleev's law; periodic law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Mendeleev's law" is a kind of...):

law; law of nature (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

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