Definition of Baryon

1. Noun. Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.

Exact synonyms: Heavy Particle
Generic synonyms: Fermion, Hadron
Specialized synonyms: Hyperon, Nucleon

Definition of Baryon

1. Noun. (particles) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baryon

1. a type of subatomic particle [n -S] : BARYONIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baryon

barwood
barwoods
bary-
barycenter
barycenters
barycentre
barycentres
barycentric
barycentric energy
barycentrically
barye
baryes
barylite
baryochemical
baryogenesis
baryon (current term)
baryon number
baryonia
baryonic
baryonic dark matter
baryonic matter
baryonium
baryoniums
baryonless
baryons
baryosynthesis
baryphony
barysilite
barysphere
baryta

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