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Blend of molecular + electronics. Coined in 1962; together with its precursor molectronics it is the first instance of -tronics being appended to a truncated word stem.
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Today it means: molecular electronics Full definition →
Blend of molecular + electronics. Coined in 1962; together with its precursor molectronics it is the first instance of -tronics being appended to a truncated word stem.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.