baryon
[bar-ee-on]
- a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
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Origin of baryon
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baryonic
- of or relating to a baryon
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baryon
- any of a class of elementary particles that have a mass greater than or equal to that of the proton, participate in strong interactions, and have a spin of 1/2 . Baryons are either nucleons or hyperons. The baryon number is the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons
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Word Origin
C20: bary-, from Greek barus heavy + -on
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baryon
[băr′ē-ŏn′]
- Any of a family of subatomic particles composed of three quarks or three antiquarks. They are generally more massive than mesons, and interact with each other via the strong force. Baryons form a subclass of hadrons and are subdivided into nucleons and hyperons. Protons and neutrons are baryons. See Table at subatomic particle.
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