frontier orbital

noun

Either of a pair of orbitals, of two molecules or fragments, that overlap to form a bond; especially the HOMO and LUMO orbitals

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Meanings

nounfrontier orbital (plural frontier orbitals)

plural frontier orbitals

  1. chemistryEither of a pair of orbitals, of two molecules or fragments, that overlap to form a bond; especially the HOMO and LUMO orbitals
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