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excimer

[ ek-suh-mer ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a molecular complex of two, usually identical, molecules that is stable only when one of them is in an excited state.

excimer

/ ˈɛkˌsaɪmə /

noun

  1. physics an excited dimer formed by the association of excited and unexcited molecules, which would remain dissociated in the ground state

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Word History and Origins

Origin of excimer1

First recorded in 1960–65; exci(ted) + (di)mer

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