DISSOCIATION CONSTANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dissociation constant mean? 

• DISSOCIATION CONSTANT (noun)
  The noun DISSOCIATION CONSTANT has 1 sense:

1. the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation

  Familiarity information: DISSOCIATION CONSTANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISSOCIATION CONSTANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("dissociation constant" is a kind of...):

equilibrium constant ((chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction))

 Context examples 

The strength of noncovalent chemical binding between two substances as measured by the dissociation constant of the complex.

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