"intermolecular force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intermolecular forces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intermolecular force (plural intermolecular forces)
  1. (physics, chemistry) any of the attractive or repulsive interactions that occur between atoms or molecules and become significant at separations of about 1 nanometer or less Wikipedia link: intermolecular force Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics Hyponyms: hydrogen bond, van der Waals force
    Sense id: en-intermolecular_force-en-noun-sGalDnz1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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