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paramagnetic

pa·ra·mag·netic

US/ˌpærʌˌmæˈɡnɛtɪk/ common

adjective

1.

of or relating to a paramagnet

Origin

From para- + magnetic. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1850 for Michael Faraday.

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