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Delocalization

//diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

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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

Etymology

From de- + localization.

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