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atomic theory

the theory that all material objects and substances are composed of atoms, and that various phenomena are explained by the properties and interactions of these atoms

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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