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frontier orbital

noun

chem the highest-energy occupied orbital or lowest-energy unoccupied orbital in a molecule. Such orbitals have a large influence on chemical properties

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Nearby words

frontenac et palluau, frontenis, fronter, frontes, frontier, frontier orbital, frontiersman, frontierswoman, frontis, frontispiece, frontlash
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