delocalization

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Synonyms: devocalization, delocalisation, demoralization, localization, desocialization, colocalization, neolocalization, glocalization, prelocalization, deglobalization, delegalization

Antonyms: devocalization, delocalisation, demoralization, localization, desocialization, colocalization, neolocalization, glocalization, prelocalization, deglobalization, delegalization

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Noun

1. the process of [[delocalizing]] or the fact of being [[delocalized]]
2. {{lb|en|organic chemistry|quantum mechanics|physical chemistry}} the [[phenomenon]] in which [[bonding]] [[electron]]s of some [[molecule]]s serve to [[bind]] [[several]] [[atom]]s instead of just two; it is observed in [[metal]]s and in [[aromatic]] and [[conjugated]] [[organic compound]]s

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