van der Waals forces
plural noun
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Definition of van der Waals forces
: the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles
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van der Waals forces
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Medical Definition of van der Waals forces
: the relatively weak attractive forces that are operative between neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles