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van der Waals forces

van der Waals forces is the plural of van der Waals force.

Meaning of van der Waals force

Noun

van der Waals force (plural van der Waals forces)

  1. (in plural, often) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.

Questions about van der Waals forces

What is van der Waals forces the plural of?
Van der Waals forces is the plural of van der Waals force.

Words near van der Waals forces in the dictionary

  1. van der Vegte
  2. van der Waals
  3. Van der Waals equation
  4. van der Waals equation of state
  5. van der Waals force
  6. van der Waals forces
  7. van der Waals gas
  8. van der Waals gases
  9. Van der Waals law
  10. van der Waals radius
  11. van der Waals strain

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