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_atom_type.description
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Item name
_atom_type.description
Category name
atom_type
Attribute name
description
Required in PDB entries
no
Used in currrent PDB entries
No
Item Description
A description of the atom(s) designated by this atom type. In most cases, this is the element name and oxidation state of a single atom species. For disordered or nonstoichiometric structures it will describe a combination of atom species.
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deuterium
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0.34Fe+0.66Ni
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text
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char
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[][ \n\t()_,.;:"&<>/\{}'`~!@#$%?+=*A-Za-z0-9|^-]*
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_atom_type_description
cif_core.dic
2.0.1