Diatomic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  diatomic \di`a*tom"ic\ (d[imac]`[.a]*t[o^]m"[i^]k), a. [Pref.
     di- + atomic.] (Chem.)
     (a) Containing two atoms.
     (b) Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diatomic
       adj : of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a
             diatomic molelcule"