Neutron

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An electrically neutral subatomic particle in the baryon family, having a mass 1,839 times that of the electron, stable when bound in an atomic nucleus, and having a mean lifetime of approximately 1.0 × 103 seconds as a free particle. It and the proton form nearly the entire mass of atomic nuclei. See Table at subatomic particle.
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  • n. A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks
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  • n. an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
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    proton    electron   
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