Proton

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  • noun. The stable, positively charged nucleon, having a mass 1,836 times that of an electron and being a baryon composed of two up quarks and one down quark. The proton is a basic component of all atomic nuclei and the nucleus of the protium isotope of hydrogen.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The first inception or rudiment of a structure or organ in the embryo: a term suggested as an equivalent of the German anlage.
  • noun. A term designating certain products of tryptie digestion which are obtained from the protamins and which, supposedly, are intermediary between these and the end-products.
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  • noun. positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down quark
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  • noun. a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    nucleon  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    hydrogen ion  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    photon  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alpha  antimatter  atom  atomic  cation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Kern  NMR  alpha particle  antibaryon  antilepton  
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