paramagnetic Definition
para·mag·netic (par′ə mag net′ik)
adjective
designating or of a material, as aluminum or platinum, having a magnetic permeability slightly greater than unity and varying to only a small extent with the magnetizing force
paramagnetic Related Forms
par′a·mag′·net·ism′ (-mag′nə tiz′əm) noun
paramagnetic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- ion: Nature of problem: The electronic states of paramagnetic ions in crystals are split by the electric field from other ions.
- spectroscopy: Research areas include bioenergetics, molecular biology, fermentation, protein biochemistry, kinetic and paramagnetic spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
- specie: The relaxation time of each pixel in the sample is sensitive to the presence and concentration of paramagnetic species.
- sample: By magnetizing and demagnetizing a paramagnetic sample while controlling the heat flow, we can lower its temperature.
- material: Therefore, the magnetic field cancels out and the material appears to behave in the same way as a paramagnetic material.
- compound: We are interested in preparing paramagnetic organometallic compounds with the goal of trying to make a magnetically ordered molecular solid.
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