Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun arrhenius_theory_of_dissociation

1 sense of arrhenius theory of dissociation

Sense 1
theory of dissociation, theory of electrolytic dissociation, Arrhenius theory of dissociation -- ((chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water)
       => scientific theory -- (a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable")