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Pauling scale

Pauling scale proper noun: a dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.

Proper noun

Pauling scale

  1. A dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.

Origin of Pauling scale

Proposed by Linus Pauling.

Questions about Pauling scale

What does Pauling scale mean?
Pauling scale means a dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.
What part of speech is Pauling scale?
Pauling scale is a proper noun.

Words near Pauling scale in the dictionary

  1. Pauline conversion
  2. Pauline conversions
  3. Pauline privilege
  4. Paulines
  5. Pauling
  6. Pauling scale
  7. paulingite
  8. Paulings
  9. Paulinian
  10. Paulinians
  11. Paulinism

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