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Raman optical activity

Raman optical activity noun: the differential Raman scattering of left and right circularly polarized light by chiral molecules.

Noun

Raman optical activity (uncountable, abbreviation ROA)

  1. The differential Raman scattering of left and right circularly polarized light by chiral molecules.

Forms of Raman optical activity

abbreviationROA

Origin of Raman optical activity

After Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist.

Questions about Raman optical activity

What does Raman optical activity mean?
Raman optical activity means the differential Raman scattering of left and right circularly polarized light by chiral molecules.
What part of speech is Raman optical activity?
Raman optical activity is a noun.

Words near Raman optical activity in the dictionary

  1. Raman amplification
  2. Raman amplifications
  3. Raman effect
  4. Raman laser
  5. Raman lasers
  6. Raman optical activity
  7. Raman scattering
  8. Raman spectroscopy
  9. Ramanathan
  10. Ramanathans
  11. Ramanathapuram

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