proton
English
/ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/, /ˈpɹoʊ.tɑn/
noun
Definitions
- (particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πρῶτον.
Origin
Ancient Greek
πρῶτον
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiproton English
- antiprotonic English
- aprotic English
- autoprotonation English
- bioprotonic English
- bioprotonics English
- deprotonate English
- deprotonation English
- diprotic English
- diproton English
- electron English
- interproton English
- monoprotic English
- motive English
- neutron English
- nonprotic English
- nonproton English
- photoproton English
- polyprotic English
- positron English
- protic English
- proticity English
- protonatable English
- protonate English
- protonation English
- protonic English
- protonics English
- protonium English
- protonlike English
- protonmotive English
- protonography English
- protonolysis English
- protonophore English
- protophobic English
- quasiproton English
- reprotonate English
- reprotonation English
- triprotic English
- antiprotoni Finnish
- protoni Finnish
- protonipumppu Finnish
- ио́н Russian
- πρῶτον Ancient Greek
- ἰόν Ancient Greek
- *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European
- ion Norwegian Bokmål
- proton Norwegian Bokmål
- íon Portuguese
- ion Norwegian Nynorsk
- proton Norwegian Nynorsk
- jón Icelandic
- protón Galician
- โปรตอน Thai
- йон Bulgarian
- протон Bulgarian
- protoni Swahili
- motive
- protic
- neutron
- aprotic
- positron
- electron
- diprotic
- protonic
- diproton
- nonprotic
- protonate
- triprotic
- protonics
- nonproton
- proticity
- protonium
- antiproton
- monoprotic
- polyprotic
- protonlike
- bioprotonic
- protonation
- photoproton
- quasiproton
- deprotonate
- reprotonate
- protophobic
- interproton
- bioprotonics
- protonolysis
- protonatable
- protonmotive
- antiprotonic
- protonophore
- deprotonation
- protonography
- reprotonation
- autoprotonation