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partial pressure
3 dictionary results for: Partial pressure
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
partial pressure
–noun Physics, Chemistry.
the pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it occupied the same volume as the mixture at the same temperature.
Compare Dalton's law.


[Origin: 1855–60]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
partial pressure  
n.   The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would exert if it were alone in a container.

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partial pressure n.
The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would exert if it were alone in a container.

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