orbiton

Etymology

From orbit +‎ -on.

Noun

orbiton (plural orbitons)

1. (physics) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
   • 2012, BBC News online, 18 Apr 2012:

     Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton.

See also

• holon
• spinon

Anagrams

• 'bortion, biotron

Noun

orbiton

1. accusative singular of orbito