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antielectron

antielectron noun: synonym of positron.

Noun

antielectron (plural antielectrons)

  1. Synonym of positron.
    Synonyms:
    positron

Synonyms of antielectron

Forms of antielectron

pluralantielectrons
alternative formanti-electron

Origin of antielectron

From anti- + electron. Coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1928 using the spelling anti-electron.

Words formed from antielectron

Phrases with antielectron

Questions about antielectron

What does antielectron mean?
Antielectron means synonym of positron.
What part of speech is antielectron?
Antielectron is a noun.
What is the plural of antielectron?
The plural of antielectron is antielectrons.

Words near antielectron in the dictionary

  1. antielapidic
  2. antielastase
  3. antielastolytic
  4. antielection
  5. antielectromagnetic
  6. antielectron
  7. antielectron neutrino
  8. antielectron neutrinos
  9. antielectrons
  10. antielement
  11. antielements

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