interatomic

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adjective

Between atoms.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveinteratomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  12. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  13. Ancient Greek*τομός (*tomós)
  14. Ancient Greekἄτομος (átomos)
  15. Latinatomu
  16. Middle Frenchathome
  17. Middle Englishattome
  18. Englishatom
  19. Englishatomic
  20. Englishinteratomic

From inter- + atomic.

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Translations

Italian interatomico
  • interatomicobetween atoms
Japanese 原子間の
  • 原子間の (genshikanno)between atoms
Romanian interatomic
  • interatomicbetween atoms
Russian межа́томный
  • межа́томный (mežátomnyj)between atoms
Turkish atomlararası, atomlar arası
  • atomlararasıbetween atoms
  • atomlar arasıbetween atoms

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Cite this entry
APA

interatomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interatomic

MLA

“interatomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interatomic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interatomic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interatomic.

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