[van der Waals forces] n pl [Johannes D. van der Waals d. 1923 Du. physicist] (1926): the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles
VAN DER WAALS FORCES
Meaning of VAN DER WAALS FORCES in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012