| new england | The geographic area of new england in general and when the specific state or states are not indicated. States usually included in this region are maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachusetts, connecticut, and rhode island. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lichenologist | One versed in lichenology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| london | The capital city of England. <medicine> London paste, a paste made of caustic soda and unslacked lime; used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements. London pride. <botany> A cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins of the great fire of 1667. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| london dispersion forces | <chemistry> The forces that exist in nonpolar molecules that involve an accidental dipole that induces a momentary dipole in a neighbor. (09 Jan 1998) |
| London forces | First postulated by van der Waals in 1873 to explain deviations from ideal gas behaviour seen in real gases; the attractive force's between atoms or molecules other than electrostatic (ionic), covalent (sharing of electrons), or hydrogen bonding (sharing a proton); generally ascribed to dipolar and dispersion effects, π-electrons, etc.; these relatively nondescript force's contribute to the mutual attraction of organic molecules. Synonym: London forces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| London, Fritz | <person> German-U.S. Physicist, 1900-1954. See: London forces. (05 Mar 2000) |