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CHEMICAL ATTRACTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chemical attraction mean? 

CHEMICAL ATTRACTION (noun)
  The noun CHEMICAL ATTRACTION has 1 sense:

1. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a moleculeplay

  Familiarity information: CHEMICAL ATTRACTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEMICAL ATTRACTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

affinity; chemical attraction

Context example:

basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk

Hypernyms ("chemical attraction" is a kind of...):

force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)


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