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interatomic

American  
[in-ter-uh-tom-ik] / ˌɪn tər əˈtɒm ɪk /

adjective

  1. between atoms.


interatomic British  
/ ˌɪntərəˈtɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. existing or occurring between or among atoms Compare intra-atomic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of interatomic

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + atomic

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We look forward to cranking up the interatomic interaction strength in the lab and seeing what happens.

From Scientific American Jun. 18, 2023

The team used the approach to calculate basic properties of the molecules hydrogen and lithium hydride, such as how their energy states vary with interatomic distance.

From Nature Oct. 1, 2019

Contact forces result from the interaction of one object touching another object, and they arise from interatomic electric forces.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

And most importantly, it would support Steinhardt’s view that quasicrystals are true, stable states of matter shaped by unknown interatomic forces rather than random assemblages of atoms that eventually decompose.

From Scientific American Jun. 18, 2014

Most uncharacteristically, the manuscript he had sent to Cambridge had been published before his collaborator, R. B. Corey, could accurately measure the interatomic distances.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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