The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
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Elementary particle
Synonyms for "elementary particle" (65 found)
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airalpha particleantibaryonantileptonantimesonatomatomic nucleusatomic particleatomic particlesbaryonbeta particlebrute matter
Noun(1 words)
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building blockchemical elementcomponentconstituentearthelectronelementelementary unitfirefundamental particlehylehypostasiskernleptonmaterialmaterial worldmaterialitymatter
Noun(2 words)
fundamental particlegluon
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2 entriesparticlesubatomic particle
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