van der Waals radius en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Johannes Diderik van der Waals, the first to recognise that atoms were not simply points and to demonstrate the physical consequences of their size.
Meanings
- The radius of an imaginary hard sphere representing the distance of closest approach from one atom to another.
Forms
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| van der Waals radii | Number=Plur | lexicographic |