exciton
Plural: excitons
Noun
- A quantum of excited energy in a crystal or semiconductor.
- A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor
Examples
- He searched for an EXCITON of a word, a burst of points from seemingly ordinary letters.
Origin / Etymology
From excite + -on.
Scrabble Score: 16
exciton: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexciton: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exciton: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
exciton: valid Words With Friends Word