English Explanatory Dictionary

Janus particle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spherical microscopic particle which has hemispheres with sharply differing properties, such as one hydrophilic hemisphere and one hydrophobic hemisphere

Word forms

Janus particle Janus particles

Etymology

In reference to the two-faced god Janus.

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