English Explanatory Dictionary

dropleton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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

Word forms

dropleton dropletons

Etymology

From droplet + -on.

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