nnoun.cognition(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperatureTopic:chemical sciencechemistrynatural philosophyphysics
Synset:Dalton's law Dalton's law of partial pressures law of partial pressures
Hypernyms:law law of nature
Inherited Hypernyms:dalton's lawlawconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity