Rydberg molecule
nounEtymology Named after the Swedish physicist Johannes Rydberg.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A molecule, especially one consisting of two atoms of the same element, that has a permanent dipole because one of the atoms is in a very high excited state.
- Related terms
- Rydberg atom, Rydberg constant, Rydberg formula, Rydberg matter, Rydberg state