Etymology

antilepton

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Today it means: The antiparticle of a lepton. Full definition →

English lepton ← Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón)
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  1. Englishanti-
  2. Ancient Greekλεπτόν (leptón)
  3. Englishlepton
  4. English todayantilepton

From anti- + lepton.

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