: the antiparticle of the neutron
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Specifically, Vorobyev’s team zeroed in on a version of the antiparticle known as antihelium-3, composed of two antiprotons and one antineutron.
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Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2022
Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2022
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“Antineutron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antineutron. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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antineutron
noun
an·ti·neu·tron
ˌant-i-ˈn(y)ü-ˌträn 
ˌan-ˌtī-
: the uncharged part of antimatter that is related to the neutron
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