van der Waals force
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Etymology[edit]
van der Waals + force From Dutch van der Waals. from Johannes Diderik van der Waals, who first described them.
Noun[edit]
van der Waals force (plural van der Waals forces)
- (chemistry, often in the plural) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.
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weak attraction
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