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Definition of Superatom
1. Noun. (physics chemistry) A cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms. ¹
2. Noun. (organic chemistry) One or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by amplificants in the amplification process of phane nomenclature ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superatom
1. [n -S]
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Literary usage of Superatom
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1. NIST at 100: Foundations for Progressedited by Raymond G. Kammer edited by Raymond G. Kammer (2001)
"At a certain temperature, the atoms condensed into a "superatom" that behaved as
a single entity. The achievement was made possible by laser cooling and ..."