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antineutron
[ an-tee-noo-tron, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]
noun
, Physics.
adjective
- Also anti-neutron. opposing the building, stockpiling, or use of neutron bombs:
The antineutron lobby was outnumbered.
antineutron
/ ˌæntɪˈnjuːtrɒn /
noun
- the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign
antineutron
/ ăn′tē-no̅o̅′trŏn′,ăn′tī- /
- The antiparticle that corresponds to the neutron.
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