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adatom Physical Chem.|ˈædætəm|
[f. ad(sorbed) atom: see adsorb v.]
An adsorbed atom.
1961in Webster. 1963Hirth & Pound Condensation & Evaporation 43 Nucleation..may occur by either direct addition from the vapor or surface diffusion of an adatom. 1979Nature 6 Dec. 598/1 The surface disorder may be regarded as a random distribution of surface silver vacancies or surface gold adatoms, depending on whether the alloy is gold-rich or silver-rich. |