Van't Hoff's law
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| 1. | (Phys. Chem.) The generalization that: when a system is in equilibrium, of the two opposed interactions the endothermic is promoted by raising the temperature, the exothermic by lowering it. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.