bipolaron

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noun

A doubly-charged polaron

OriginEnglish polaron ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

nounbipolaron (plural bipolarons)

plural bipolarons

  1. chemistryA doubly-charged polaron
  2. natural sciencesA bound pair of two polarons

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  9. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  10. Latinpolus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinpolāri
  14. Englishpolar
  15. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  16. Latinēlectrum
  17. New Latinēlectricus
  18. Englishelectric
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  21. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  22. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  23. Englishion
  24. Englishelectronbf.
  25. Englishpolaron
  26. Englishbipolaron

From bi- + polaron.

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Translations

French bipolaron, bipolaron
  • bipolaron(chemistry) doubly-charged polaron
  • bipolaron(physics) bound pair of polarons
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APA

bipolaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipolaron

MLA

“bipolaron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipolaron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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