hyperbaryon

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noun

The hyperon form of a baryon

OriginEnglish baryon ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

nounhyperbaryon (plural hyperbaryons)

plural hyperbaryons

  1. natural sciencesThe hyperon form of a baryon

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷarus
  10. Ancient Greekβαρύς (barús)
  11. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  12. Latinēlectrum
  13. New Latinēlectricus
  14. Englishelectric
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  18. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  19. Englishion
  20. Englishelectronbf.
  21. Englishbaryon
  22. Englishhyperbaryon

From hyper- + baryon.

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APA

hyperbaryon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperbaryon

MLA

“hyperbaryon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperbaryon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperbaryon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperbaryon.

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