inductive effect

noun

an experimentally observable effect of the transmission of charge through a chain of atoms in a molecule by electrostatic induction

Meanings

nouninductive effect (plural inductive effects)

plural inductive effects

  1. chemistryan experimentally observable effect of the transmission of charge through a chain of atoms in a molecule by electrostatic induction

Translations

Czech indukční efekt
  • indukční efektchemistry
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