Definitions for "Ground state"
Keywords:  lowest, atom, nucleus, energy, molecule
The state of an atom in which all electrons are in the lowest possible energy levels.
In the Bohr model of the atom, the state in which an electron has the least energy and orbits closest to the nucleus.
the electronic configuration of lowest energy for an atom.
The developmental state of a cell (or group of cells) in the absence of the activation of a developmental regulatory switch.