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Orbital vs Delocalize - What's the difference?

orbital | delocalize |

As a noun orbital

is orbital.

As a verb delocalize is

(biology) to remove from a locality.

orbital

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to an orbit.
  • Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).

    • Noun

    (electron orbital) (en noun)
  • (label) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule
  • An orbital motorway

    • Derived terms

    * atomic orbital * molecular orbital

    See also

    * quantum number

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    delocalize

    English

    Verb

    (delocaliz)
  • (biology) To remove from a locality
  • To broaden the scope of something (to make it more global)
  • (chemistry) To contain an electron in an orbital that extends over several adjacent atoms