leptonnoun [ C ]
/ˈlep.tɒn//ˈlep.tɑːn/specializedany very small piece of matter that is influenced by the weak force. electrons, muons, and neutrinos are all leptons.
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- acceptor
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- antiparticle
- cation
- disaccharide
- elementary particle
- fissile
- intramolecular
- ion
- ionize
- Lewis structure
- macromolecule
- meson
- neutron
- quark
- relative molecular mass
- subatomic particle
- subunit
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