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Noun: periodic law  ,peer-ee'ó-dik lo
  1. (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
    - Mendeleev's law

Derived forms: periodic laws

Type of: law, law of nature

Encyclopedia: Periodic law

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