antihydrogen
[ an-tee-hahy-druh-juh n, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈhaɪ drə dʒən, ˌæn taɪ- /
noun Physics.
the antimatter counterpart to hydrogen.
Words nearby antihydrogen
antihistamines,
antihistaminic,
antihormone,
antihuman,
antihuman globulin,
antihydrogen,
antihypertensive,
antiknock,
antikythera,
antilegomena,
antilepton
British Dictionary definitions for antihydrogen
antihydrogen
/ (ˈæntɪˌhaɪdrədʒən) /
noun
hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
Scientific definitions for antihydrogen
antihydrogen
[ ăn′tē-hī′drə-jən, ăn′tī- ]
The antimatter that corresponds to hydrogen. Antihydrogen has been useful in studies of the relationship between matter and antimatter, because its matter equivalent (hydrogen) is one of the most studied and most well understood forms of matter.