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Noun: equilibrium law
  1. (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
    "The equilibrium law helps predict the direction of chemical reactions";
    - law of chemical equilibrium

Derived forms: equilibrium laws

Type of: law, law of nature

Encyclopedia: Equilibrium law