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Unit Cell

nounid 153804·updated May 18, 2026
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the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal

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Unit Cells
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Unit Cell's
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Unit Cells'

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the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal

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