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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
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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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