diatomic
Americanadjective
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having two atoms in the molecule.
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containing two replaceable atoms or groups; binary.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- diatomicity noun
Etymology
Origin of diatomic
Vocabulary lists containing diatomic
Chemistry - High School
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Chemical Reactions - Middle School
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"We have systemically addressed the challenges in electro-biomanufacturing by identifying the metabolic and biochemical limits of diatomic carbon use and have overcome these limits."
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
Nitrogen in the atmosphere exists as very stable diatomic molecules.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The noble gases are all monatomic, whereas the other nonmetal gases—hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, and chlorine—normally exist as the diatomic molecules H2, N2, O2, F2, and Cl2.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The halogens form diatomic molecules in which each atom is involved in only one bond.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
For a diatomic gas, the molecular heat would be nearly five calories, or the atomic heat of a gas in the diatomic state would be 2.5.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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