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dropleton

dropleton noun: a quasiparticle, in the form of a quantum droplet of electrons and holes within a semiconductor, that shows some behaviour typical of a liquid.

Noun

dropleton (plural dropletons)

  1. A quasiparticle, in the form of a quantum droplet of electrons and holes within a semiconductor, that shows some behaviour typical of a liquid

Forms of dropleton

pluraldropletons

Origin of dropleton

From droplet + -on.

Questions about dropleton

What does dropleton mean?
Dropleton means a quasiparticle, in the form of a quantum droplet of electrons and holes within a semiconductor, that shows some behaviour typical of a liquid.
What part of speech is dropleton?
Dropleton is a noun.
What is the plural of dropleton?
The plural of dropleton is dropletons.

Words near dropleton in the dictionary

  1. dropletization
  2. dropletize
  3. dropletized
  4. dropletizes
  5. dropletizing
  6. dropleton
  7. dropletons
  8. droplets
  9. droplifting
  10. droplight
  11. droplights

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