polyatomic

[ pol-ee-uh-tom-ik ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.

Origin of polyatomic

1
First recorded in 1855–60; poly- + atomic

Words Nearby polyatomic

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British Dictionary definitions for polyatomic

polyatomic

/ (ˌpɒlɪəˈtɒmɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of a molecule) containing more than two atoms

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