protons
- plural of proton.
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They also suggest that the system could identify neutrino interactions that produce final-state low-momentum protons with both high purity and high efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
When a specific location is activated, the inner electrode generates protons that lower the local pH and allow the DNA strand to grow.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
By examining highly precise data collected by DAMPE, researchers discovered a universal pattern in the energy spectra of primary cosmic ray nuclei, ranging from lightweight protons to much heavier iron nuclei.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
In 2019, he registered a trademark for an esoteric video game called “Bohrdom,” a “hybrid of a bullet hell and a racing game” based on atomic theory, in which electrons and protons compete.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
The horizontal rows, meanwhile, arrange the chemicals in ascending order by the number of protons in their nuclei–what is known as their atomic number.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
