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neutrino

/njuːˈtriːnoʊ/ noun · British & US
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What does neutrino mean?

noun

A subatomic particle that is emitted by certain types of radioactive decay and has a very small mass and no electric charge.

Example

"The neutrino was discovered in the 1950s and has since been studied extensively in particle physics."

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