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(satellite adjective) essentially equal; "women are paid less than men doing equivalent work" |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: combining weight, eq, equivalent weight |
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Related Words: atomic weight, relative atomic mass |
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(noun) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc: "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" |
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Related Words: cognition, counterpart, knowledge, opposite number, replacement, substitute, vis-a-vis |
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(adjective) equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" |
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Synonyms: equal, like, same |
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