Molecular-orbital Definition
noun
(quantum mechanics, chemistry) The quantum mechanical behaviour of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.
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Singular:
molecular-orbital
Plural:
molecular orbitals
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