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phosphorene

phosphorene noun: a semiconductor allotropic form of phosphorus in the form of two-dimensional layers, with a quasi-flat hexagonal honeycomb structure of derivative of black phosphorus.

Noun

phosphorene (uncountable)

  1. A semiconductor allotropic form of phosphorus in the form of two-dimensional layers, with a quasi-flat hexagonal honeycomb structure of derivative of black phosphorus

Origin of phosphorene

From phosphorus + -ene. By analogy with graphene.

Questions about phosphorene

What does phosphorene mean?
Phosphorene means a semiconductor allotropic form of phosphorus in the form of two-dimensional layers, with a quasi-flat hexagonal honeycomb structure of derivative of black phosphorus.
What part of speech is phosphorene?
Phosphorene is a noun.

Words near phosphorene in the dictionary

  1. phosphoregulatory
  2. phosphorelay
  3. phosphorelays
  4. phosphorely
  5. phosphoremia
  6. phosphorene
  7. phosphorent
  8. phosphoreous
  9. phosphores
  10. phosphoresce
  11. phosphoresced

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