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| pi·on [ p òn ] (plural pi·ons) |
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type of subatomic particle: an elementary particle of the meson group that has either single positive, negative, or zero charge, a mass approximately 270 times that of the electron, and spin zero
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| [Mid-20th century. Contraction of pi meson] |
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