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repton

/ˈɹɛp.tən/

repton noun: a single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation.

Noun

repton (plural reptons)

  1. A single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation

Proper noun capitalized: Repton

Repton (countable and uncountable, plural Reptons)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026).
    • A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption
  2. A town in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of repton

Noun
pluralreptons
Proper noun
pluralReptons

Origin of repton

From reptation + -on.

From Old English Hreopadūn.

Words formed from repton

Questions about repton

What does repton mean?
Repton means a single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation.
What part of speech is repton?
Repton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce repton?
Repton is pronounced /ˈɹɛp.tən/.
What is the plural of repton?
The plural of repton is reptons.

Words near repton in the dictionary

  1. reptitious
  2. reptoid
  3. reptoids
  4. reptologist
  5. reptology
  6. repton
  7. Reptonian
  8. Reptonians
  9. reptons
  10. reptoside
  11. repub

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