antibaryon

[ an-tee-bar-ee-on, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈbær iˌɒn, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Physics.

the antiparticle of a baryon, having baryon number −1 and charge, strangeness, and other quantum numbers opposite in sign to those of the baryon.

Nearby words

antibacchius, antibacterial, antiballistic, antiballistic missile, antiballistic missile treaty, antibaryon, antibes, antibilious, antibiosis, antibiotic, antibiotic enterocolitis

Origin of antibaryon

anti- + baryon

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British Dictionary definitions for antibaryon

antibaryon

/ (ˌæntɪˈbærɪən) /

noun

physics the antiparticle of any of the baryons

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Science definitions for antibaryon

antibaryon

[ ăn′tē-băr′ē-ŏn′, ăn′tī- ]

The antiparticle that corresponds to a baryon.