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noun
An elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0.
synonym: meson.
is a specific kind of: boson | hadron.
is a broader term that covers: b-meson | J particle, psi particle | k-meson, K particle, kaon, kappa-meson | pi-meson, pion.
derivation: mesic, mesonic.
Polish: mezon, mezotron
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