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antibaryon
the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1
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antimeson
the antiparticle of a meson
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baryon, heavy particle
any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
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meson, mesotron
an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
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b-meson
exceedingly short-lived meson
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hyperon
any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron
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J particle, psi particle
a neutral meson with a large mass
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K particle, k-meson, kaon, kappa-meson
an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
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nucleon
a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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pi-meson, pion
a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
