English
exciplex
Blend of excited + complex.
Latin plectō ‘to weave, braid’
Latin complector ‘to entwine, encircle’
Latin complexus
French complexe ‘complex’
English complex
The story
Blend of excited + complex.
Today it means
noun Any complex or heteronuclear molecule existing in an excited state, that is dissociated in the ground state.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / exciplex