van der Waals force
English
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.
Etymology
Compound from English van der Waals + English force derived from Dutch, Flemish van der Waals.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
van der Waals
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Cognates and derived terms
- United States Space Force English
- Vanderwaals English
- biteforce English
- brakeforce English
- counterforce English
- downforce English
- electrostatic force English
- force English
- force feed English
- forceable English
- forcefeed English
- forceful English
- forceless English
- forcely English
- forcemeat English
- forcement English
- forceness English
- forceout English
- forceplate English
- forcer English
- forceshield English
- forcest English
- forceth English
- forcewide English
- forcite English
- interforce English
- jobforce English
- microforce English
- overforce English
- quadriforce English
- salesforce English
- semiforce English
- spaceforce English
- strikeforce English
- superforce English
- triforce English
- unforce English
- upforce English
- van der Waals English
- workforce English
- van der Waals Dutch, Flemish
- van der Waalskracht Dutch, Flemish
- force Middle English
- fórsáil Irish
- force
- forcer
- forcely
- forcest
- forceth
- forcite
- unforce
- upforce
- jobforce
- forceout
- forceful
- triforce
- forceless
- forcewide
- forcemeat
- forcement
- forceness
- forcefeed
- biteforce
- forceable
- overforce
- downforce
- semiforce
- workforce
- microforce
- spaceforce
- superforce
- interforce
- salesforce
- force feed
- forceplate
- brakeforce
- quadriforce
- strikeforce
- forceshield
- Vanderwaals
- counterforce
- van der Waals
- electrostatic force
- United States Space Force