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Type Words
Synonyms corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck
Type of stuff, material
Has types flyspeck, chylomicron, identification particle, grain, grinding
Derivation atomic, atomise
Type Words
Type of substance
Has types hydrogen atom, free radical, carbon atom, isotope, monad, radical
Derivation atomic, atomise, atomize

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This causes the strength of the interaction between atom and photon to decrease.
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At very large lattice depths, each lattice site is occupied by exactly one atom.
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In the process, the proton joins with an electron to become an atom of hydrogen.
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In fact, an electron only tends to stay close to the atom of which it is a part.
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A conceptual illustration of an array of single atom-thick graphene transistors.
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An Angstrom, about the width of a hydrogen atom, is equivalent to 10 nanometers.
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If a ground-state atom gets hit hard enough, it'll become an excited-state atom.
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But you can't simply take two hydrogen atoms and stick them onto an oxygen atom.
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And yet, the split can be proved successfully by putting the atom back together.
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  • (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  • (atomic) of or relating to or comprising atoms; "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"
  • (atomic) nuclear: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"
  • (atomic) immeasurably small
  • The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense, central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. ...
  • Uwe Schmidt (born 27 August 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany), also known as Atomu2122, Atom Heart, or Seu00F1or Coconut, is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel, and aciton music. In the nineties, Schmidt moved to Chile and developed part of his career there, adopting the alias Mr. Coconut.
  • Al Pratt is a character in the DC Comics Universe, the original hero to fight crime as the Atom. He first appeared in All-American Comics #19 (Oct. 1940). He initially had no superpowers; instead, he was a diminutive college student and later a physicist, usually depicted as a "tough-guy" character.
  • Atom is a popular card game played in China. Atom is usually played with four people with three packs of cards, including the jokers. The objective of the game is to run out of cards as soon as possible AND get as many points as possible.