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baryon(encyclopedia)

veltheimia (iou) and baryon (iou)


veltheimia (iou)



veltheimia noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from August Ferdinand, Graf von Veltheim (1741-1801), German patron of botany + -IA1.]
Either of two ornamental South African plants constituting the genus Veltheimia, of the lily family, with long straplike leaves and dense spikes of pink or purple flowers.

baryon (iou)



baryon noun. M20.
[formed as BARYCENTRIC + -ON.]
Particle Physics. Any of the heavier elementary particles (proton, neutron, and hyperons), which have half-integral spins and take part in the strong interaction.
bary'onic adjective M20.