van der Waals forces — van dər .wȯlz n pl the relatively weak attractive forces that are operative between neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles Waals wäls… … Medical dictionary
van der Waals forces — van der Valso jėgos statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Elektrinės kilmės molekulių sąveikos jėgos. atitikmenys: angl. van der Waals forces vok. Van der Waalssche Kräfte, f rus. ван дер ваальсовые силы, f; силы Ван дер… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
van der Waals' forces — [van′dər wôlz΄, vän′dər välz΄] n. [after VAN DER WAALS Johannes Diderik] weak attractive forces between electrically neutral atoms and molecules … English World dictionary
van der Waals forces — van der Valso jėgos statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Elektrinės kilmės molekulių sąveikos jėgos. atitikmenys: angl. van der Waals forces rus. Ван дер Ваальсовые силы; силы Ван дер Ваальса … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
van der Waals forces — Relatively weak electrical forces that attract neutral (uncharged) molecules to each other in gases, liquefied and solidified gases, and almost all organic liquids and solids. Solids held together by van der Waals forces typically have lower… … Universalium
van der Waals' forces — Physical Chem. weak, nonspecific forces between molecules. Also, van der Waals forces. [1925 30; see VAN DER WAALS EQUATION] * * * van der Waals forces /van der wälz (or välz) fōrˈsis/ (chem) plural noun Weak attractive forces between molecules,… … Useful english dictionary
van der Waals' forces — Physical Chem. weak, nonspecific forces between molecules. Also, van der Waals forces. [1925 30; see VAN DER WAALS EQUATION] * * * … Universalium
van der Waals' forces — van′ der Waals forc es [[t]ˈvæn dər ˌwɑlz, ˌwɑls[/t]] n. pl. chem. weakly attractive forces that act between neutral atoms or molecules • Etymology: 1925–30; after J. D. van der Waals (1837–1923), Dutch physicist … From formal English to slang
van der Waals forces — [ˌvan də wα:lz, vα:lz] plural noun Chemistry weak, short range electrostatic attractive forces between uncharged molecules, arising from the interaction of permanent or transient electric dipole moments. Origin C19: named after the Dutch… … English new terms dictionary
van der Waals forces — noun plural Etymology: Johannes D. van der Waals died 1923 Dutch physicist Date: 1939 the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
