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antibonding orbitals

antibonding orbitals is the plural of antibonding orbital.

Meaning of antibonding orbital

Noun

antibonding orbital (plural antibonding orbitals)

  1. (physical) an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding

Questions about antibonding orbitals

What is antibonding orbitals the plural of?
Antibonding orbitals is the plural of antibonding orbital.

Words near antibonding orbitals in the dictionary

  1. antibolshevist
  2. antibolshevists
  3. antibomb
  4. antibonding
  5. antibonding orbital
  6. antibonding orbitals
  7. antibonus
  8. antibook
  9. antiboom
  10. antibootlegging
  11. antiboreal

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