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parahelium

parahelium noun: the form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a singlet state (a state with zero total spin).

Noun

parahelium (uncountable)

  1. The form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a singlet state (a state with zero total spin)

Origin of parahelium

From para- + helium.

Words that rhyme with parahelium

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Questions about parahelium

What does parahelium mean?
Parahelium means the form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a singlet state (a state with zero total spin).
What part of speech is parahelium?
Parahelium is a noun.

Words near parahelium in the dictionary

  1. parahawks
  2. parahelion
  3. paraheliotropic
  4. paraheliotropism
  5. paraheliotropisms
  6. parahelium
  7. parahemophilia
  8. parahepatic
  9. paraherquamide
  10. paraherquamides
  11. parahexyl

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