antibaryon

[ an-tee-bar-ee-on, an-tahy- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the antiparticle of a baryon, having baryon number −1 and charge, strangeness, and other quantum numbers opposite in sign to those of the baryon.

antibaryon

/ ˌæntɪˈbærɪən /

noun

1. physics the antiparticle of any of the baryons

antibaryon

/ ăn′tē-băr′ē-ŏn′,ăn′tī- /

1. The antiparticle that corresponds to a baryon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antibaryon¹

anti- + baryon