le chateliers principle
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Le Chatelier's principle (lə ʃæˈtɛljeɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| chem the principle that if a system in chemical equilibrium is subjected to a disturbance it tends to change in a way that opposes this disturbance | |
| [C19: named after H. L. Le Chatelier (1850--1936), French chemist] | |
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