Definition of Antielectron

1. Noun. An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation.

Exact synonyms: Positron
Generic synonyms: Antilepton

Definition of Antielectron

1. Noun. (physics) a positron ¹

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Definition of Antielectron

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antielectron

antidyon
antidyons
antidysenteric
antidysenterics
antidyskinetic
antidyspeptic
antidysrhythmic
antidysuric
antiearthquake
antieconomic
antieducation
antieducational
antiegalitarian
antiegalitarianism
antiegalitarians
antielectron (current term)
antielectron neutrino
antielectrons
antielite
antielites
antielitism
antielitisms
antielitist
antielitists
antiemetic
antiemetic drug
antiemetics
antiemotional
antiempirical
antiemployee

Literary usage of Antielectron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electricity and Magnetism by Benjamin Crowell (2002)
"... so called because an electron or antielectron is also known as a beta particle ... exposure to radioactivity Notation e an electron an antielectron; ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1894)
"... fora similar purpose, is sold as antielectron (Nuremburg), and suggests that its composition probably corresponds to the foregoing.—West. ..."

3. Handbuch neuerer Arzneimittel by Otto Friedrich Franz von Lengerken (1907)
"... Doppelsalz mit Natrium carbonicum, Chinin. Magnesia. Salmiak. Gegen Seekrankheit. antielectron. Mittel zur Verhinderung der Entzündlichkeit von Benzin. ..."

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