hyperon

[ hahy-puh-ron ]

nounPhysics.
  1. any baryon with strangeness other than zero, especially one with a relatively long lifetime.

Origin of hyperon

1
First recorded in 1950–55; hyper- + -on1

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperon

hyperon

/ (ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn) /


noun
  1. physics any baryon that is not a nucleon

Origin of hyperon

1
C20: from hyper- + -on

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Scientific definitions for hyperon

hyperon

[ pə-rŏn′ ]


  1. Any of various baryons, other than the proton and neutron, that are unstable. The lambda particle is such an example. Hyperons are heavier than protons and neutrons, and they have nonzero strangeness.

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