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Meanings of van der waals force in English

Russian
силы ван-дер-ваальса
Portuguese
ligação de van der waals
Spanish
interacción de van der waals
Catalan
forces de van der waals
Wikidata

Residual attractive or repulsive forces between molecules or atomic groups that do not arise from a covalent bond, or ionic bonds.

        силы ван-дер-ваальса
        Usage of van der waals force in English
        1
        This feature strongly suggests that these compounds are held bonded substantially by van der Waals forces.
        Pubmed
        2
        His team's adhesive makes use of van der Waals forces, which geckos use to climb smooth surfaces.
        Wired
        3
        The thermodynamic studies suggested that the weak binding of metformin to BSA was governed by hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces.
        Pubmed
        4
        Something similar occurs in the docking of small molecules, although in this case shorter-range van der Waals forces play a more critical role.
        Pubmed
        5
        So those attractions, known as van der Waals forces, really add up, to the point where a gecko can stick to a wall.
        Wired