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hyperon
CIDE DICTIONARY
hyperon, n.
Any baryon that is not a nucleon; it is an unstable particle with a mass greater than that of a neutron. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hyperon, n. Physics an unstable elementary particle which is classified as a baryon apart from the neutron or proton.
Etymology
HYPER- + -ON
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