equivalent weight
equivalent weight
nounDefinition of EQUIVALENT WEIGHT
: the mass of a substance especially in grams that combines with or is chemically equivalent to eight grams of oxygen or one gram of hydrogen : the atomic or molecular weight divided by the valence
First Known Use of EQUIVALENT WEIGHT
circa 1855
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