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alpha particle collapse: a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

accelerator collapse: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine; a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles; a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

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

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

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"

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

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"

ion collapse: a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

hydrogen bomb collapse: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

ionization collapse: the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas; the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"

bombardment collapse: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)

plenum collapse: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside; a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"

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"

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

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