natural hybrid orbital (NHO)

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Symmetrically orthogonalised directed hybrid orbital derived through unitary transformation of natural atomic orbitals centred on a particular atom.
Source:
PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1954 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)