PROTON

proton

(noun) a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

proton (plural protons)

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

Synonyms

• p (symbolic)

Hypernyms

• baryon

• nucleon

Coordinate terms

• neutron

• electron

• deuteron

• triton

Anagrams

• Porton, pronto

Source: Wiktionary



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AGITATION

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