n. An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
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n. an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass
Word Usage
"This means e.g. that the electron and the neutrino belong to the same family of particles; the neutrino is the electron's little brother."