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Definition of neutron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

neutron

noun
 
/ˈnjuːtrɒn/
 
/ˈnuːtrɑːn/
 (physics)
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  1. a very small piece of matter (= a substance) that carries no electric charge and that forms part of the nucleus (= central part) of an atom see also electron, proton
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    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNeutron is used before these nouns:
    • bomb
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    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from neutral + -on.
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