# Le Chatelier's principle

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A principle stating that, if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change in concentration, temperature, or total pressure, the equilibrium will shift in order to minimize that change.

## Etymology
Named for French chemist Henri Louis Le Châtelier.

## Source
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