# nuclear Overhauser effect

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The transfer of nuclear spin polarization from one nuclear spin population to another via cross-relaxation.

## Etymology
Named after the American physicist Albert Overhauser.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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