Synonyms & related words for exciton

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of exciton. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to exciton

Explore words related to exciton — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excitonic, quasiparticle, phonon, photoexcitation, photoexcited, thermoelectron, photoionize, plasmon. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does exciton come from?

The word exciton breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: excit, from Latin excitare (“to call forth, rouse”); and -on, from Greek on (“elementary particle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.