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Noun: mesotron  'me-zu,trón
  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 mesotron";
    - meson

Derived forms: mesotrons

Type of: boson, hadron

Encyclopedia: Mesotron