Etymology

repton

R1E1P3T1O1N1

Today it means: A single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation Full definition →

Old English Hreopadūn
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repton · noun1

From reptation + -on.

Repton · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromHreopadūn
  2. English todayRepton

From Old English Hreopadūn.

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