equilibrium
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
Other meanings
Mental balance.
The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
Synonyms
- chemical equilibrium
Related words
- dysequilibrium
- hypoequilibrium
- isoequilibrium
- nonequilibrium
- photoequilibrium
- preequilibrium
- pseudoequilibrium
- quasiequilibrium
- reequilibrium
- superequilibrium
- general equilibrium
- partial equilibrium
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