plasmon

British  

/ ˈplæzmɒn /

noun

1. genetics the sum total of plasmagenes in a cell

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Etymology

Origin of plasmon

C20: from German, from Greek plasma. See _plasma

Example Sentences

With their THz spectroscope, they observed that excited streams of electrons reflect off the edges to form a type of hybrid light-matter quasiparticle called a plasmon polariton.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

Aluminum nanoparticles absorb and scatter light with remarkable efficiency due to surface plasmon resonance, a phenomenon that describes the collective oscillation of electrons on the metal surface in response to light of specific wavelengths.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

There were, however, a loaf and butter and plasmon biscuits on the sideboard.

From The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy by Cholmondeley, Mary

Two important proteins were present in this food: plasmon, a trade-name for casein, the chief protein of milk, and gluten, a mixture of proteins in flour.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

The rations were found sufficient, but the plasmon biscuits were so hard that they had to be broken with a geological hammer.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir