Etymology

chemiexcitation

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Today it means: The generation of an electronically excited molecule by a chemical reaction of reactants in their ground state Full definition →

English excitation ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishchemi-
  4. Englishexcitation
  5. English todaychemiexcitation

From chemi- + excitation.

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