polar molecule

polar molecule

noun
a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
Also called dipole.
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Polar molecule is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Main Entry:  polar molecule
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  an asymmetric molecule with non-uniform positive and negative charges; also called dipole
Example:  A polar molecule has a partial positive charge in one part of the molecule and complementary negative charge in another part.
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