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Noun: law of conservation of mass
  1. A fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
    - conservation of mass, conservation of matter, law of conservation of matter

Type of: conservation

Encyclopedia: Law of conservation of mass

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