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excitation

[ek-sahy-tey-shuhn, -si-] / ˌɛk saɪˈteɪ ʃən, -sɪ- /


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"This points toward new therapeutic targets like sensory circuit neuromodulation or balancing neuronal inhibition and excitation, rather than toward rapamycin itself as a treatment," Harris said.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

To study these interactions, the team measured the excitation energy of the carbon nuclei by analyzing deuterons -the simplest atomic nucleus made of one proton and one neutron- that were emitted during the reaction.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2026

Under normal conditions, each photon produces only one spin-singlet exciton after excitation.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

"I thought, 'Wait, can we just mimic light excitation of ultrasound waves in photoacoustic tomography, but do it ultrasonically?'"

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2026

Mr. Gitney and Mr. Sharpe sat across from us, clearly disordered by an excitation of nerves almost as extreme as my own.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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