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Vinony

delocalization

noun

  1. process of removal from a locality
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English localization English delocalization From de- + localization.

  1. the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
  2. the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds