combining weight
noun
Simple meaning
The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kəmˈbaɪnɪŋˈweɪt
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Definition
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noun
chemistrydated
The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
chemistrydated
The proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element a fixed multiple of the atomic weight, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Used this way, combining weight is an older-sounding word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Dated
- Connotation
- Old-fashioned
- Usage feel
- Dated in modern speech
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
- Historical writing
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