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[ adjective ] of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms

Examples

"a diatomic molecule"

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

Among the most likely producers of detectable radio line spectra are the light diatomic hydrides OH and CH ; somewhat less likely sources are the heavier hydrides SH , SiH , and ScH .

The first diatomic hydride investigated by the paramagnetic resonance method was the OH radical .

Related terms

atom

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