DIATOMIC
\dˌa͡ɪətˈɒmɪk], \dˌaɪətˈɒmɪk], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_t_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_k]\
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Noting a chemical compound or radical having two atoms; specifically a hydrate in which two hydrogen atoms are united to the radical by oxygen.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Containing two atoms of replaceable hydrogen. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Ultraviolet Ray
- That portion electromagnetic spectrum immediately below visible range extending into x-ray frequencies. longer near-biotic vital necessary for endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic extravital rays) viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, carcinogenic used as disinfectants.