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charmonium
[ chahr-moh-nee-uhm ]
noun
, Physics.
- any meson composed of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
charmonium
/ tʃɑːˈməʊnɪəm /
noun
- physics an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
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Word History and Origins
Origin of charmonium1
1970–75; charm 1 + -onium, probably extracted from positronium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of charmonium1
C20: from charm (sense 7)
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