Meanings
nounantibonding orbital (plural antibonding orbitals)
plural antibonding orbitals
- physicalchemistryan atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 反鍵軌道 /反键轨道
- 反鍵軌道 /反键轨道 (fǎnjiàn guǐdào)an orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together
French orbitale antiliante
- orbitale antiliantean orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together
Polish orbital antywiążący
- orbital antywiążącyan orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together
Portuguese orbital de antiligação
- orbital de antiligaçãoan orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together
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