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meson collapse: an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0

proton collapse: a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

neutron collapse: an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

beta particle collapse: a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope

elementary particle collapse: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

nucleus collapse: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction; any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord; the positively charged dense center of an atom; (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

photon collapse: a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

monad collapse: (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan); a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive; (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

chamber collapse: a natural or artificial enclosed space; a room where a judge transacts business; an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"; a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"; place in a chamber

cathode ray collapse: a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube

chemical element collapse: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

none collapse: a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier; a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise; not any; "thou shalt have none other gods before me"; not at all or in no way; "seemed none too pleased with his dinner"; "shirt looked none the worse for having been slept in"; "none too prosperous"; "the passage is none too clear"

molecule collapse: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

hypostasis collapse: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

constituent collapse: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

atom collapse: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything; (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

gnat collapse: (British usage) mosquito; any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

materiality collapse: the quality of being physical; consisting of matter; relevance requiring careful consideration

X ray collapse: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

narrow margin collapse: a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"

component collapse: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"; an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

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