delocalization
English
Etymology
From de- + localization.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Noun
delocalization (countable and uncountable, plural delocalizations)
- the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
- (organic chemistry, quantum mechanics, physical chemistry) 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