nuclear magnetic resonance

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Noun

nuclear magnetic resonance (uncountable) (abbreviated as NMR)

  1. (physics) The absorption of electromagnetic radiation (radio waves), at a specific frequency, by an atomic nucleus placed in a strong magnetic field; used in spectroscopy and in magnetic resonance imaging.

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