"backdonation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backdonations [plural]
Etymology: back + donation Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|donation}} back + donation Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} backdonation (usually uncountable, plural backdonations)
  1. (physical chemistry, quantum mechanics) The transfer of one or more electrons from an atomic orbital of an atom to an antibonding orbital of a ligand Tags: physical, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Quantum mechanics Synonyms: backbonding
    Sense id: en-backdonation-en-noun-NpN2hv-1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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