electron (redirected from Electron acceptor)

e·lec·tron  (-lktrn)

n. Abbr. e

A stable subatomic particle in the lepton family having a rest mass of 9.1066 × 10^-28 grams and a unit negative electric charge of approximately 1.602 × 10^-19 coulombs. See Table at subatomic particle.

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[electr(ic) + -on¹.]

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electron

Noun

Physics an elementary particle in all atoms that has a negative electrical charge

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electron  (-lktrn)

1. A stable elementary particle in the lepton family having a mass at rest of 9.107 × 10^-28 grams and an electric charge of approximately -1.602 × 10^-19 coulombs. Electrons orbit about the positively charged nuclei of atoms in distinct orbitals of different energy levels, called shells. Electrons are the primary charge carriers in electric current. Compare positron. See also electromagnetismelementary particleion See Table at subatomic particle.

2. A positron or a negatron. See more at negatron.

Thesaurus

Noun

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electron - an elementary particle with negative charge negatron delta ray - an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation free electron - electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field lepton - an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 photoelectron - an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon valence electron - an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

Translations

electron [ɪˈlɛktrɔn] n → electrón m

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electron [ɪˈlɛktrɔn] n → électron m

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electron [ɪˈlɛktrɔn] n → Elektron nt

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electron [ɪˈlɛktrɔn] n → elettrone m