van der Waals equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A gas law which generalizes the ideal gas law to non-ideal gases, taking into account intermolecular forces and the size of molecules.
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of van der Waals equation.

Word forms

van der Waals equation the van der Waals equation van der Waals equation of state

Etymology

Named after Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals.

Related words

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