ATOMISM
\ˈatə͡ʊmˌɪzəm], \ˈatəʊmˌɪzəm], \ˈa_t_əʊ_m_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"
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- atomicism
- atomicity
- atomisation
- atomise
- atomiser
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