Positronium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short-lived association of an electron and a positron bound together in a configuration resembling the hydrogen atom.
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  • n. An exotic atom consisting of a positron and an electron, but having no nucleus
  • n. An onium consisting of a positron (anti-electron) and an electron, as a particle–anti-particle bound pair.
    • Word Usage
    "(If you are willing to postulate a matter-antimatter explosive, aka a positronium bomb, then P can increase by the maximal amount from 0 to e/3.)"
     
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