isodesmic

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adjective

Describing a compound or crystal in which all bonds have the same strength (and normally the same length)

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveisodesmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a compound or crystal in which all bonds have the same strength (and normally the same length)
  2. not comparablechemistryin which the types of bonds that are made in forming the products are the same as those which are broken in the reactants
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