English Explanatory Dictionary

Lewis structure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diagram that shows the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Word forms

Lewis structure Lewis structures

Etymology

Named after Gilbert N. Lewis, who introduced it in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule.

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