Mitscherlich's law

noun

Mitsch·​er·​lich's law

ˈmichə(r)(ˌ)liks-

: a statement in crystallography and chemistry: isomorphous substances have similar chemical compositions and analogous formulas

Word History

Etymology

after E. Mitscherlich

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