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DIATOMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms
Example:
a diatomic molecule
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
atom ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)