delta


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adj

Definition of DELTA

: fourth in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom —symbol ƍ

First Known Use of DELTA

circa 1929

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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