antibaryon

[ an-tee-bar-ee-on, an-tahy- ]

nounPhysics.
  1. the antiparticle of a baryon, having baryon number −1 and charge, strangeness, and other quantum numbers opposite in sign to those of the baryon.

Origin of antibaryon

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British Dictionary definitions for antibaryon

antibaryon

/ (ˌæntɪˈbærɪən) /


noun
  1. physics the antiparticle of any of the baryons

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Scientific definitions for antibaryon

antibaryon

[ ăn′tē-bărē-ŏn′, ăn′tī- ]


  1. The antiparticle that corresponds to a baryon.

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