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van der Waals’ force

van der Waals' force (plural van der Waals' forc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
weak attractive force between particles: a weak attractive force between atoms or molecules resulting from the positioning of the electrons within the interacting particles

[See van der Waals' equation]
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