superatom

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ atom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superatom (plural superatoms)

1. (physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.
2. (organic chemistry) One or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by amplificants in the amplification process of phane nomenclature

Derived terms

• superatomic

Translations

a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms

• Catalan: superàtom m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 超原子 (ciu¹ jyun⁴ zi²)

  Mandarin: 超原子 (chāoyuánzǐ)

• French: superatome (fr) m
• German: Superatom n
• Italian: superatomo (it) m
• Japanese: 超原子 (ちょうげんし, chōgenshi)
• Portuguese: superátomo m
• Russian: сверхатом m (sverxatom)
• Spanish: superátomo m
• Turkish: süperatom m

See also

• supermolecule

Anagrams

• autosperm, mousetrap, trampouse