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noun
the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, physical, uncountable
Qualifier: quantum mechanics
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English localization English delocalization From de- + localization.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
