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mesonMain Entry: me·son Pronunciation: \ˈme-ˌzän, ˈmā-, ˈmē-, -ˌsän\ Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mes- + 2-on Date: 1939 : any of a group of fundamental particles (as the pion and kaon) made up of a quark and an antiquark that are subject to the strong force and have zero or an integer number of quantum units of spin — me·son·ic \me-ˈzä-nik, mā-, mē-, -ˈsä-\ adjective
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