chemical shift

noun

The change in the nuclear magnetic resonance frequency of a nucleus depending on its electronic environment; used in NMR spectroscopy to determine the structure of molecules.

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Meanings

nounchemical shift (countable and uncountable, plural chemical shifts)

plural chemical shifts

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe change in the nuclear magnetic resonance frequency of a nucleus depending on its electronic environment; used in NMR spectroscopy to determine the structure of molecules.
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