torsion angle

English
three torsion angles: φ, ψ, ω

Noun

torsion angle (plural torsion angles)

  1. (physical chemistry) In a chain of atoms A-B-C-D, the dihedral angle between the plane containing the atoms A,B,C and that containing B,C,D

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