Antifermion

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The antiparticle of a (specified) fermion particle

    "To have anti-iron we need the fundamental antifermions (positrons), the antiparticles (antimesons and antibaryons) and the property that these antiparticles must interact like the particles in order to have the antinucleus of the iron."

Example

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"To have anti-iron we need the fundamental antifermions (positrons), the antiparticles (antimesons and antibaryons) and the property that these antiparticles must interact like the particles in order to have the antinucleus of the iron."

Etymology

From anti- + fermion.

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