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pos·i·tro·ni·um | \ ˌpä-zə-ˈtrō-nē-əm 
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\Definition of positronium
: a short-lived system that consists of a positron and an electron bound together and is suggestive of a hydrogen atom
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The first known use of positronium was in 1945
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