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diatomic

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəˈtɒmɪk/

Definition of diatomic

adjective

Chemistry
  • consisting of two atoms: only diatomic molecules are easy to study in this way, as larger molecules invariably fragment

diatomic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of diatomic in the US English dictionary