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antielement

antielement noun: the antimatter analog of an element; antiatom.

Noun

antielement (plural antielements)

  1. The antimatter analog of an element; antiatom.
    • He began his analysis by assuming that antimatter could be produced in adequate quantity — which he believes impossible or extremely expensive with present-day technology — and that antihydrogen would be the easiest antielement to produce.1981, Saul J. Adelman, Benjamin Adelman, Bound for the stars, page 206
    • In principle the energy should have been enough for the production of even heavier antinuclei. However, the probability for production of heavier masses is very tiny, and antihelium-3 is still the heaviest known antielement.1994, Sven Kullander, Kullander Sven, Börje Larsson, Out of Sight!: From Quarks to Living Cells, →ISBN, page 218

Forms of antielement

pluralantielements

Origin of antielement

From anti- + element.

Questions about antielement

What does antielement mean?
Antielement means the antimatter analog of an element; antiatom.
What part of speech is antielement?
Antielement is a noun.
What is the plural of antielement?
The plural of antielement is antielements.

Words near antielement in the dictionary

  1. antielectromagnetic
  2. antielectron
  3. antielectron neutrino
  4. antielectron neutrinos
  5. antielectrons
  6. antielement
  7. antielements
  8. antielimination
  9. antielite
  10. antielites
  11. antielitism

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