spacefilling model

A form of space-filling model — A type of three-dimensional molecular model, where the atoms are represented by spheres whose radii are proportional to the radii of the atoms, and whose center-to-center distances are proportional to the distances between the atomic nuclei, all in the same scale.

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nounspacefilling model (plural spacefilling models)

plural spacefilling models

  1. alternativeAlternative form of space-filling model.
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