exciton
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·ci·ton
noun \ˈek-sə-ˌtän, -ˌsī-\Definition of EXCITON
: a mobile combination of an electron and a hole in an excited crystal (as of a semiconductor)
— ex·ci·ton·ic \ˌek-sə-ˈtä-nik, -ˌsī-\ adjective
Origin of EXCITON
International Scientific Vocabulary excitation + 2-on
First Known Use: 1936
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