Antifermion
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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