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  1. realm
    the domain ruled by a king or queen
    But for centuries, the most powerful realms of the day risked and lost legions and treasures over these two spices.
  2. legion
    a large military unit
    But for centuries, the most powerful realms of the day risked and lost legions and treasures over these two spices.
  3. fabled
    famous or legendary
    They were among the reasons Ferdinand Magellan set out, in 1519, to travel around the globe in search of a new route to the fabled Spice Islands, where they grew.
  4. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    The story of cloves and nutmeg from a molecular perspective is no less interesting—the bonds they share and one bond that separates them.
  5. bond
    an electrical force linking atoms
    The story of cloves and nutmeg from a molecular perspective is no less interesting—the bonds they share and one bond that separates them.
  6. distinct
    clearly or sharply defined to the mind
    Eugenol is what gives cloves their aroma and flavor, and isoeugenol is responsible for the smell and taste of nutmeg—both spices, but distinctly different spices.
  7. configured
    organized so as to give arrangement to
    The explanation for this is one of the basic rules for understanding molecules: It’s not just how many atoms of what elements make up a molecule, it’s how those atoms are configured, in what structure, and the bonds that hold them together.
  8. nucleus
    the positively charged dense center of an atom
    They’re forces: electromagnetic attractions between atoms—specifically, between the electrons in the outer shells of atoms—and their nuclei, at their centers.
  9. structural
    relating to the composition of something
    So, the line segments in molecule structural drawings represent these bonds.
  10. vertex
    the point of intersection of lines
    Each vertex (place where two line segments meet) represents a carbon atom, as does each end of a line segment.
Created on May 19, 2020 (updated May 19, 2020)

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