NEUTRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neutron mean? 

• NEUTRON (noun)
  The noun NEUTRON has 1 sense:

1. an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

  Familiarity information: NEUTRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUTRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("neutron" is a kind of...):

nucleon (a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus)

 Context examples 

The patient then receives radiation treatment with atomic particles called neutrons.

(BSH, NCI Dictionary)

Some neutrons get absorbed into the surface, while others escape.

(Where is the Ice on Ceres?, NASA)

Also called boron neutron capture therapy.

(BNCT, NCI Dictionary)

That indicates ejected material flung outward in one direction, while the compact core of the supernova, called a neutron star, seems to have kicked off in the opposite direction.

(Star Explosion is Lopsided, NASA)

The neutrons react with BPA to kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells.

(BPA, NCI Dictionary)

They all have six protons in the nucleus, but each has different number of neutrons.

(Isotope, NCI Dictionary)

Radiation of neutrons during radioactive decay.

(Neutron Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

The basic part of an element is an atom, which contains protons, neutrons, and electrons.

(Element, NCI Dictionary)

The source of ULX-4 could be a neutron star.

(NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That's Gone in a Flash, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Boron neutron capture therapy is being studied as a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and recurrent head and neck cancer.

(Boron neutron capture therapy, NCI Dictionary)