| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Henry's law
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Henry's law | (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Henry's law | In chemistry, Henry's law is one of the gas laws. It states that the mass of a gas that dissolves in a definite volume of liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas provided the gas does not react with the solvent. William Henry first formulated the law in 1801. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Henry's law
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Henry's law | Physics | In a given liquid at a given temperature, as a gas dissolved proportionally to the pressure. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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