neutron

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun neutron has 1 sense

neutron(n = noun.object) - an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus;

is a kind of

nucleon

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

neutron, n. an elementary particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.

Idiom

neutron bomb a bomb producing neutrons and little blast, causing damage to life but little destruction to property. neutron star a very dense star composed mainly of neutrons.

Etymology

NEUTRAL + -ON

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THESAURUS

neutron

K-meson, Kern, NMR, alpha particle, antibaryon, antilepton, antimeson, atomic nucleus, atomic particle, baryon, beta particle, electron, elementary particle, graviton, lepton, meson, mesotron, nuclear force, nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear particle, nuclear resonance, nucleon, nucleosynthesis, nucleus, photon, pion, proton, quark, strangeness, strong interaction, triton, valence electron

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