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jellium

jellium noun: a quantum mechanical model of a "gas" of electrons.

Noun

jellium (plural jelliums or jellia)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A quantum mechanical model of a "gas" of electrons

Forms of jellium

pluraljelliums
pluraljellia

Origin of jellium

From jelly + -ium.

Questions about jellium

What does jellium mean?
Jellium means a quantum mechanical model of a "gas" of electrons.
What part of speech is jellium?
Jellium is a noun.
What is the plural of jellium?
The plural of jellium is jelliums.

Words near jellium in the dictionary

  1. jelling
  2. jelling out
  3. Jellis
  4. Jellison
  5. Jellisons
  6. jellium
  7. jelliums
  8. jello
  9. jello salad
  10. jello salads
  11. jello shooter

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