constant /con·stant/ (kon´stint)
Avogadro's constant
constant [kon´stant]
1. stable; not subject to change.
2. a quantity that is not subject to change.
association constant a measure of the extent of a reversible association between two molecular species.
Avogadro's constant see under number.
binding constant association c.
Michaelis constant a constant representing the substrate concentration at which the velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is half maximal; symbol K M or K m.
sedimentation constant see under coefficient.
A·vo·ga·dro's constant (ä v -gä dr z, äv-)n. See Avogadro's number. |
Avogadro's constant
[av′ōgad′rōz]
Etymology: Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist, 1776-1856
Avogadro's number.
constant [kon´stant]
a fact or principle that is not subject to change.
Avogadro's constant Avogadro's number.
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