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van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle noun: a triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or covalent character of their bonds.

van arkel–ketelaar triangle: a triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or...
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Noun

van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle (plural van Arkel–Ketelaar triangles)

  1. A triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or covalent character of their bonds.

Forms of van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

pluralvan Arkel–Ketelaar triangles

Origin of van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

Named after Dutch chemists Anton Eduard van Arkel and J. A. A. Ketelaar.

Questions about van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

What does van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle mean?
Van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle means a triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or covalent character of their bonds.
What part of speech is van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle?
Van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle is a noun.
What is the plural of van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle?
The plural of van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle is van Arkel–Ketelaar triangles.

Words near van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle in the dictionary

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