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antimatter

[an-tee-mat-er, an-tahy-]
noun Physics.
  1. matter composed only of antiparticles, especially antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons.
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Origin of antimatter

First recorded in 1950–55; anti- + matter
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  • On the average, one atom out of every ten million in the universe was an atom of antimatter.

    Psichopath

    Gordon Randall Garrett

  • The distribution was unequal of course; antimatter could not exist in contact with ordinary matter.

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    Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for antimatter

antimatter

noun
  1. a form of matter composed of antiparticles, such as antihydrogen, consisting of antiprotons and positrons
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Word Origin and History for antimatter

n.

also anti-matter, 1953, from anti- + matter (n.).

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antimatter in Science

antimatter

[ăn′tĭ-măt′ər]
  1. A form of matter that consists of antiparticles.
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antimatter in Culture

antimatter

In physics, matter made of antiparticles.

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