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ELECTRON
Definition of ELECTRON
noun
The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
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Where it comes from
Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Irish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (334)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELECTRON · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELECTRON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ELECTRON starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEELNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ELECTR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ELECTRON?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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