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force (fors) energy or power; that which originates or arrests motion or other activity. electromotive force
the force that, by reason of differences in potential, causes a flow of electricity from one place to another, giving rise to an electric current. reserve force
energy above that required for normal functioning. In the heart it is the power that will take care of the additional circulatory
burden imposed by bodily exertion. shearing forces
see shear. van der Waals forces
the relatively weak, short-range forces of attraction existing between atoms and molecules, which results in the attraction
of nonpolar organic compounds to each other (hydrophobic bonding).
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