1. (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
   - periodic law

Type of: law, law of nature

• Stopes
• stopgap
• stoplight
• stopover
• stoppable
• stoppage
• stoppage time
• Stoppard
• stopped
• stopped-up
• stopper
• stopper knot
• stoppered
• stopping
• stopping point
• stopple
• stops
• stopwatch
• storage
• storage allocation
• storage area
• storage battery
• storage cell
• storage device
• storage locker