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adj
Of or pertaining to the interactive forces between molecules or particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adj
Misspelling of viral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable
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noun
One-half of the product of the stress of attraction or repulsion with the distance between two particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
From Latin vīs (vīs has a hidden "r" that shows in forms such as the genitive plural, vīrium).
