Preferred Label : van der Waals Attraction;
NCIt definition : The weak attraction between two or more chemical entities that is caused by the polarization
of adjacent atoms or molecules.;
NCIt note : van der Waals attraction includes: dipole-dipole, dipole-induced dipole and London
(instantaneous induced dipole-induced dipole) forces and often is used to describe
the totality of nonspecific intermolecular attractive forces. (IUPAC Gold Book);
Origin ID : C73474;
UMLS CUI : C2346563;
Semantic type(s)
- biological_process_is_part_of_process
