a group of electrons in an atom belonging to the same shell and also having the same azimuthal quantum number
Word origin
[1965–70; sub- + shell]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: T cell, double-book, genetic engineering, hired gun, overdubsub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subshell' in a sentence
subshell
It locates in the miracidium and subshell area of the egg and can be secreted by the egg.
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