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Noun: meson  'mee,zón or 'mee,són or 'me,zón
  1. An elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
    "Pions are the lightest type of meson";
    - mesotron

Derived forms: mesons

Type of: boson, hadron

Encyclopedia: Meson