Diatomic

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  • adjective. Made up of two atoms.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In chem., consisting of two atoms: as, a diatomic radical: specifically applied to hydrates which have two hydrogen atoms united to the nucleus radical by oxygen. It is these hydrogen atoms alone which are easily replaced by metallic bases or other radicals.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Containing two atoms.
  • adjective. Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Consisting of two atoms.
  • noun. A diatomic molecule or other species
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms
  • Word Usage
    "Even the structure of a diatomic molecule like O2 is not an existant thing … in other words, the structure (shape) of it does not exist in addition to the two oxygen atoms."
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