subatomic particlenoun [ C ]
uk/sʌb.əˌtɒm.ɪk ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/us/sʌb.əˌtɑː.mɪk ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/specializedan extremely small piece of matter that is smaller than an atom or found inside an atom, such as a proton, neutron, or electron
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- acceptor
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- antiparticle
- cation
- disaccharide
- elementary particle
- fissile
- intramolecular
- ion
- ionize
- lepton
- Lewis structure
- macromolecule
- neutron
- quark
- relative molecular mass
- strong force
- subunit
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