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hyperpolarizability definition

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the second order polarizability of a molecule.  It describes how easily you can push or pull electrons around the molecule.  A high hyperpolarizability is good if you want to detect second order processes like second harmonic generation.

See also:

Homogeneous Catalyst definition
hydroperoxides definition
hydrofluoric acid (HF) definition
HPM definition
Hyperfine definition