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metamolecules

metamolecules is the plural of metamolecule.

Meaning of metamolecule

Noun

metamolecule (plural metamolecules)

  1. A grouping of atoms held together by a magnetic field rather than by interatomic forces
    • By means of breaking the geometric symmetry of the metamolecule, the toroidal mode can be excited by linearly polarized light and we provide simple optimization protocols for maximizing the toroidal dipole mode excitation.2015, Derek W. Watson, Stewart D. Jenkins, Janne Ruostekoski, Vassili A. Fedotov, Nikolay I. Zheludev, “Toroidal dipole excitations in metamolecules formed by interacting plasmonic nanorods”, in arXiv

Questions about metamolecules

What is metamolecules the plural of?
Metamolecules is the plural of metamolecule.

Words near metamolecules in the dictionary

  1. metamodernist
  2. metamodernity
  3. metamodulation
  4. metamodulatory
  5. metamolecule
  6. metamolecules
  7. metamolybdate
  8. metamolybdates
  9. metamonad
  10. metamonads
  11. metamontmorillonite

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