mesonium

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noun

Any exotic atom formed from a meson and an electron.

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

nounmesonium (plural mesoniums)

plural mesoniums

  1. natural sciencesAny exotic atom formed from a meson and an electron.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  9. Latinēlectrum
  10. New Latinēlectricus
  11. Englishelectric
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  15. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  16. Englishion
  17. Englishelectronbf.
  18. Englishmeson
  19. Englishonium
  20. Englishmesonium

From meson + -onium.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 介子偶素
  • 介子偶素 (jièzǐ'ǒusù)type of exotic atom
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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