Defenition of the word atom
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Defenition of the word atom
- (chemistry and physics), is the smallest possible particle of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties.
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Synonyms for the word atom
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- corpuscle
- molecule
- mote
- particle
- speck
Meronymys for the word atom
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- chemical element
- element
- elementary particle
- fundamental particle
- molecule
- nucleus
- subatomic particle
Hyponyms for the word atom
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- carbon atom
- chylomicron
- flyspeck
- free radical
- grain
- grinding
- hydrogen atom
- identification particle
- isotope
- monad
- radical
Hypernyms for the word atom
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- material
- matter
- stuff
- substance
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