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antihydrogen

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an·ti·hy·dro·gen  (nt-hdr-jn, nt-)
n.
The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen.

antihydrogen  (nt-hdr-jn, nt-)
The antimatter that corresponds to hydrogen. Antihydrogen has been useful in studies of the relationship between matter and antimatter, because its matter equivalent (hydrogen) is one of the most studied and most well understood forms of matter.

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The new experiments, which probed antihydrogen atoms, show no sign that physical laws differ between this exotic matter and ordinary matter.
Their strategy is to deny access to a natural source of antihydrogen, a necessary fuel source for Earth's ships.
The scientists created antihydrogen because of its simple structure, explains John Eades, coordinator of the experiments.
 
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