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hyperon

Noun

hy=per=on

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hyperon(n = noun.object) Array - any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron; Array

has particulars: lambda hyperon, lambda particle

hyperon, n.

Any baryon that is not a nucleon; it is an unstable particle with a mass greater than that of a neutron. [WordNet 1.5]

hyperon, n. Physics an unstable elementary particle which is classified as a baryon apart from the neutron or proton.

Etymology

HYPER- + -ON

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