antineutron

[ an-tee-noo-tron, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈnu trɒn, -ˈnyu-, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Physics.

an elementary particle having no charge and having a mass and spin equal to that of the neutron but with magnetic moment opposite to that of the neutron; the antiparticle of the neutron.

adjective

Also an·ti-neu·tron. opposing the building, stockpiling, or use of neutron bombs: The antineutron lobby was outnumbered.

Origin of antineutron

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + neutron

Words nearby antineutron

antimutagenic, antimycotic, antinationalist, antineoplastic, antineutrino, antineutron, anting, antinion, antinode, antinoise, antinome

British Dictionary definitions for antineutron

antineutron
/ (ˌæntɪˈnjuːtrɒn) /

noun

the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign

Scientific definitions for antineutron

antineutron
[ ăn′tē-nōō′trŏn′, ăn′tī- ]

The antiparticle that corresponds to the neutron.