intermolecular interaction

collocation in English

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intermolecular
adjective
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/ˌɪn.tə.məˈlek.jə.lər/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
happening among or ...
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interaction
noun[C or U]
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/ˌɪn.təˈræk.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈræk.ʃən/
an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to ...
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The experiment revealed that a shortintermolecularinteractionwas present between the oxygen atoms of dioxane and bromine atoms.
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Strongerintermolecularinteractionwithin the lamellae accounts for increased hardness, but also for higher brittleness.
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The theory behind this effect is thought to derive from the physicalintermolecularinteractionthat occurs between compounds in a supersaturated solution (or possibly vapor).
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Time-resolved measurements can, of course, equally well be used to study transitions linked to changes in intermolecular interactions.
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A comparison is made to the dynamics of lubrication equations that include attractive and repulsive intermolecular interactions.
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Win some, lose some : enthalpy- entropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions.
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Win some, lose some: enthalpyentropy compensation in weak intermolecular interactions.
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Hydrogen bonds are among the strongest intermolecular interactions, but their ideal geometry is highly constrained.
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Its bulk also attenuates intermolecular interactions, decreasing the tendency to form polymeric structures.
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Changing the solvent will change the intermolecular interactions and possibly lead to cocrystal formation.
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The intermolecular interactions and resulting crystal structures can generate physical and chemical properties that differ from the properties of the individual components.
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Knowledge of the intermolecular interactions and their effects on crystal packing allowed for the engineering of cocrystals with desired physical and chemical properties.
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This results in lower contact surface area between the molecules and decreases the intermolecular interactions between molecules.
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They exploit one or a few known key intermolecular interactions, as optimized by their design.
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Critical intermolecular interactions and tertiary structures in such highly specific biochemical systems can be readily disrupted by cationic surfactants.
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The intermolecular interactions between polymer chain segments and coordinated solvent molecules have an associated energy of interaction which can be positive or negative.
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Both liquid consist of triatomic molecules with strong intermolecular interactions.
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They cause disruption of intermolecular interactions and dissociation of lipid bilayers.
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The effect of different solution conditions is to effectively modify the strength of any intermolecular interactions holding a particular ligand-protein complex together.
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An alternate approach is to promote self-assembly by triggering changes in intermolecular interactions, i.e. cis-trans isomerization, hydrogen bonding, donor-acceptor - stacking interaction, electrostatic interactions etc.
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