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Noun: Le Chatelier principle
  1. The principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
    - Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier-Braun principle

Type of: principle, rule

Encyclopedia: Le Chatelier principle