law of multiple proportions

NOUN
27 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

law of multiple proportions is a valid 27-letter word worth 38 points in Scrabble and 47 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1W4O1F4M3U1L1T1I1P3L1E1P3R1O1P3O1R1T1I1O1N1S1
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =38 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 76TRIPLE WORD → 114
MEANING

What does law of multiple proportions mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation.

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