parahydrogen
[ par-uh-hahy-druh-juhn ]
Origin of parahydrogen
1- Compare orthohydrogen.
Words Nearby parahydrogen
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How to use parahydrogen in a sentence
If they are oriented in opposite directions, it is parahydrogen.
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British Dictionary definitions for parahydrogen
parahydrogen
/ (ˌpærəˈhaɪdrədʒən) /
noun
chem the form of molecular hydrogen (constituting about 25 per cent of the total at normal temperatures) in which the nuclei of the two atoms in each molecule spin in opposite directions: Compare orthohydrogen
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