Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The antiparticle of the neutron.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the neutron.
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- noun physics The
antiparticle corresponding to aneutron .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the antiparticle of a neutron
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When an antineutron collides with a beryllium nucleus, it annihilates one neutron, and the mutual annihilation releases around nine times the energy of a fissioning uranium atom.
Mother Of Storms Barnes, John, 1957- 1994
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The major region of administration by for the neutron and antineutron.
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The missiles penetrated the Arctic ice, and delivered antineutron-beryllium warheads -- or 'cram bombs' --- onto the sites you see here. "
Mother Of Storms Barnes, John, 1957- 1994
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