interatomic
adjective[before noun]
physicsspecialized(alsointer-atomic)uk/ˌɪn.tər.əˈtɒm.ɪk/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.əˈtɑː.mɪk/between or amongatoms:
The interatomicdistanceis given for one of the fivecontacts.
With anumberofsolidsthe inter-atomicforcesarestrongerandstifferthan they are incommonliquids.
- Theincreasein inter-atomicspacingexplainswhyliquidsaregenerallylessdensethan thesolidsfrom which theyform.
- Abrickwallissimplyacollectionofatomsboundtogether by inter-atomicforces.
- Two or three Ångströmunitsis afairguessfor the interatomicspacing.
Physics: atoms, molecules & sub-atomic particles
- acceptor
- anion
- anti-radical
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- elementary particle
- hydroxyl ion
- interelectronic
- interionic
- intermolecular
- intermolecularly
- internuclear
- isotope
- neutrino
- non-molecular
- nucleon
- nuclide
- orbital
- relative molecular mass