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partial pressure

 
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–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
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry: partial pressure
Function: noun
: the pressure exerted by a (specified) component in a mixture of gases
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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