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A hypothetical boson having no charge or spin and small mass, proposed to explain the existence of certain symmetries of the strong nuclear force.

[axi(al) + -on.]

axion [ˈæksɪˌon]

(Physics / Atomic Physics) Physics a hypothetical neutral elementary particle postulated to account for certain conservation laws in the strong interaction

[from axi(om) + -on]

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