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hadron
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hadron has 1 sense
- hadron(n = noun.object) Array - any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles; Array has particulars: antibaryon, antimeson, baryon, heavy particle, meson, mesotron
has parts: antiquark, quark
is a kind of elementary particle, fundamental particle
CIDE DICTIONARY
hadron, n.
any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hadron, n. Physics any strongly interacting elementary particle.
Derivative
hadronic adj.
Etymology
Gk hadros bulky
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