polarity

  1. Noun.  the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
  2. Noun.  either of the two extremes of such attributes.
  3. Noun.  (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule.

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