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Word entry · 6 letters

proton

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"Positive particle"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/Part of speech nounSorted nooprtStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2R3O4T5O6N

Definitions

  1. Positively charged particle found in an atomic nucleus.

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton), neuter of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Used in a sentence

  • The dance of the electrons about the prota, each electron and each proton consisting of a series of waves occupying the whole of the limited universe and obeying the laws of nature as they pass, is known to all.
  • This paper constituted the proton (the primordium, or ‘Anlage,’ if you prefer) of my own subsequent contributions, and likewise, so far as I knew at the time, of the simplified nomenclature in America.

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