subatomic particle
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1. a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | virion, |
| definition | : | (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | alpha particle, |
| definition | : | a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | beta particle, |
| definition | : | a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | boson, |
| definition | : | any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | deuteron, |
| definition | : | the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | fermion, |
| definition | : | any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ion, |
| definition | : | a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | magnetic monopole, |
| definition | : | a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | micelle, |
| definition | : | an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | prion, |
| definition | : | (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | virino, |
| definition | : | (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | scintilla, |
| definition | : | a sparkling glittering particle (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | superstring, |
| definition | : | a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | thermion, |
| definition | : | an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature (noun.object) |
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