Physics:Adparticle
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Short description: Portmanteau word for a particle (atom, molecule) adsorbed onto the surface of a solid material
An adparticle is an atom, molecule, or cluster of atoms or molecules that lies on a crystal surface. The term is used in surface chemistry. The word is a contraction of "adsorbed particle". An adparticle that is a single atom may be referred to as an "adatom".
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