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de-excite
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[dee-ik-sahyt]
verb (used with object)
de-excited, de-exciting
to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
verb (used without object)
de-excited, de-exciting
to become de-excited.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- de-excitation noun
- deexcitation noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of de-excite1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Later scientists observed this so-called Hoyle state and confirmed that the carbon then emitted gamma rays to de-excite down to its ground, or stable, state.
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