neutrino

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[njuːˈtriːnəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a neutral subatomic particle with a mass close to zero and half-integral spin, which rarely reacts with normal matter. Three kinds of neutrinos are known, associated with the electron, muon, and tau particle


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Origin:
1930s: from Italian, diminutive of neutro ‘neutral’




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