"combining weight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: combining weights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} combining weight (plural combining weights)
  1. (chemistry, dated) The proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element a fixed multiple of the atomic weight, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Chemistry
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