excitonic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics

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

adjectiveexcitonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to excitons or excitonics

Origin

  1. Englishexcite
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. New Latinēlectricus
  5. Englishelectric
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  9. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  10. Englishion
  11. Englishelectronbf.
  12. Englishexciton
  13. Englishexcitonic

From exciton + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excitonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excitonic.

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