equivalent

Examples

• All

• The lab determined that the equivalent of the reactants would yield the desired product under controlled conditions.

• This is the equivalent of six million electron volts of X ray

  The Alligator People (1959)

• Jordan may have as much as 30 billion barrels of oil equivalent locked up in shale rock.

  Academic text (1999)

• Natural gas exports rose to 100 million tons of oil equivalent in 1990, of which 46% went to the EEC.

  Academic text (1992)

• The explosion had a TNT equivalent of ten megatons.

  Academic text (1996)

• One pound of thorium is the energy equivalent of 5,000 tons of coal.

  Blog text (32)

• The metabolic power (Pm) was assumed to be equal to the power equivalent of the measured oxygen consumption.

  Academic text (1992)

• This chemical reaction requires an equivalent of two moles of hydrogen to fully react with one mole of oxygen.

Synonyms

E

eq

vsequivalent

• Specialized

2 9.9

A chemical amount that reacts with one mole of hydrogen ions or electrons

is the full written form used in chemistry instead of the shortened form

E

equiv.

vsequivalent

1 8.7

Short form that shows things are equal in value, amount, or meaning

is the chemistry concept about reacting amounts, not general equality

E

equivalent weight

vsequivalent

• Specialized

1 8.1

Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance

is the broader chemistry concept referring to that reacting quantity

G

gram equivalent

vsequivalent

• Specialized

1 7.4

Amount of a substance in grams that reacts with 8 grams of oxygen or 1.008 grams of hydrogen

is the same reactive idea but not tied to a specific mass measure

C

combining weight

vsequivalent

• Archaic

1 8.8

Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen

is defined by chemical reactivity generally, not only the oxygen-based standard

Compounds

C

cash equivalent

• Specialized

1 3.9

An investment that can quickly be turned into cash within three months

E

equivalent word

1 3.2

A word with the same or very similar meaning as another word

E

equivalent weight

• Specialized

1 8.1

Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance

S

spousal equivalent

1 7.5

A person you live with and have a long committed relationship like a husband or wife

G

gram equivalent

• Specialized

1 7.4

Amount of a substance in grams that reacts with 8 grams of oxygen or 1.008 grams of hydrogen

S

spouse equivalent

• NSFW

1 7.0

A person who lives with someone as a couple without being married

C

common stock equivalent

• Specialized

1 6.7

A type of investment you can change into common shares, like convertible bonds or warrants

E

equivalent-binary-digit factor

• Specialized

9.9

Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system

L

law of equivalent proportions

• Specialized

8.1

When two elements each combine with the same third element, they combine with each other in the same amounts

How Much

equivalent

• Specialized

1 8.1

milliequivalent

• Specialized

1 8.9

Surface Forms

Etymology