"antilepton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: antileptons [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + lepton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|lepton}} anti- + lepton Head templates: {{en-noun}} antilepton (plural antileptons)
  1. (physics) The antiparticle of a lepton. Hyponyms: antimuon, antineutrino, positron Translations (antiparticle of a lepton): antilepton [masculine] (French), antileptone [masculine] (Italian), antilépton [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), antileptão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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