Quantum Dot Definition

noun
A semiconductor nanostructure in which the excitons are constrained in all three spatial dimensions.
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A nanoscale crystal that absorbs white light and then reemits it a couple of nanoseconds later in a specific color, used in medicine as probes to track antibodies, viruses, proteins, or DNA within the human body.
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Noun

Singular:
quantum dot
Plural:
quantum-dots

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