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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized countable, uncountable
2. 2
   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 countable, physical, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

displacementmovementmovingremovalshift

Etymology

From de- + localization.

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