"diatomic" meaning in English

See diatomic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪəˈtɒmɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-diatomic.wav
Etymology: From di- + atomic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|atomic}} di- + atomic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diatomic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, of a molecule etc.) Consisting of two atoms. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: diatomically, diatomicity Translations (consisting of two atoms): diatòmic (Catalan), kaksiatominen (Finnish), diatomique (French), kétatomos (Hungarian), tvíatóma (Icelandic), dé-adamhach (Irish), dalmulpiknin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-diatomic-en-adj-ZcXCWvTw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 21 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 57 23 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 22 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 22 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 69 31 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /daɪəˈtɒmɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-diatomic.wav
Etymology: From diatom + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diatom|ic}} diatom + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diatomic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Of or relating to diatoms. Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: diatomaceous
    Sense id: en-diatomic-en-adj-JI6uy4hv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /daɪəˈtɒmɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-diatomic.wav Forms: diatomics [plural]
Etymology: From di- + atomic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|atomic}} di- + atomic Head templates: {{en-noun}} diatomic (plural diatomics)
  1. (chemistry) A diatomic molecule or other species Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: monatomic, triatomic, tetratomic
    Sense id: en-diatomic-en-noun-fTVQah91 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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