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electron

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electron (noun)
  2. electron-dense (adjective)
  3. electron micrograph (noun)
  4. electron microscope (noun)
  5. electron optics (noun plural but singular in construction)
  6. electron paramagnetic resonance (noun)
  7. electron spin resonance (noun)
  8. electron transport (noun)
  9. electron volt (noun)
  10. positive electron (noun)
  11. scanning electron micrograph (noun)
  12. scanning electron microscope (noun)
  13. transmission electron microscope (noun)
  14. valence electron (noun)

elec·tron

noun \i-ˈlek-ˌträn\

Definition of ELECTRON

: an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity equal to about 1.602 × 10−19 coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.109534 × 10−28 gram or about 1⁄1836 that of a proton

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