noun Chemistry.
- See under equivalent weight.
noun Chemistry.
- the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent), of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
noun
- an amount of a substance equal to its equivalent weight expressed in grams
noun
- the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogenAlso called: gram equivalent
n.
- The weight of a substance, usually in grams, that combines or reacts with a standard weight of a reference element or compound.
- The atomic or molecular weight in grams of an atom or group of atoms involved in a reaction divided by the valence.