Meaning : (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation.

Meaning : (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture. The pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature.