"van der Waals force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: van der Waals forces [plural]
Etymology: van der Waals + force From Dutch van der Waals. from Johannes Diderik van der Waals, who first described them. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|van der Waals|force}} van der Waals + force, {{der|en|nl|van der Waals}} Dutch van der Waals Head templates: {{en-noun|head=van der Waals force}} van der Waals force (plural van der Waals forces)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: en:Johannes Diderik van der Waals, van der Waals force Tags: in-plural, often Categories (topical): Chemistry Hypernyms: intermolecular force Related terms: van der Waals strain Translations (weak attraction): van der Waalskracht (Dutch), van der Waalsin voima (Finnish), força de van der Waals [feminine] (Portuguese), atração de van der Waals [feminine] (Portuguese), van der Waalskraft (Swedish)

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