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exciton

[ik-sahy-ton, ek-si-ton]
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noun Physics.
  1. a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
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Origin of exciton

1935–40; excit(ed) or excit(ation) + -on1
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exciton

noun
  1. a mobile neutral entity in a crystalline solid consisting of an excited electron bound to the hole produced by its excitation
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Word Origin

C20: from excit (ation) + -on
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