hadron

Definitions of hadron
  1. noun
    any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
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    types:
    baryon, particule lourde
    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
    nucléon
    a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
    type of:
    particule subatomique, particule élémentaire
    (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
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