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Z boson

British  

noun

  1. physics another name for Z particle

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Z boson Scientific  

  1. An electrically neutral subatomic particle that mediates the weak nuclear force. The Z boson has a mass 182,000 times that of the electron. Unlike the other weak force mediator (the W boson), it does not change particles it interacts with into other types of particles. Like the photon, the Z boson is its own antiparticle.

  2. See Table at subatomic particle

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