sakaton

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noun

Any of the elementary particles (the proton, neutron, and lambda baryon) that make up other hadrons in the Sakata model, a precursor to the quark model.

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Meanings

nounsakaton (plural sakatons)

plural sakatons

  1. natural sciencesAny of the elementary particles (the proton, neutron, and lambda baryon) that make up other hadrons in the Sakata model, a precursor to the quark model.

Origin

From Sakata + -on.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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