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po·lar·i·ty [ poh-lar-i-tee, puh- ]
Definitions related to polarity:
  • The positive or negative direction of an electrical, acoustical, or magnetic force.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (molecular polarity) Polarization caused by the asymmetric nature of certain molecules or crystal structures.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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