noun
charge-transfer complex
Technical term in chemistry for a complex formed by partial electron transfer between a donor and an acceptor.
この電荷移動錯体は可視光領域に強い吸収を示す。
This charge-transfer complex shows strong absorption in the visible region.
Compound of 電荷 (charge), 移動 (transfer), and 錯体 (complex). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.