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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
muon /ˈmjuːɒn/

▶noun Physics an unstable subatomic particle with a mass around 200 times that of the electron.

– derivatives
muonic adjective.

– origin 1950s: contr. of mu-meson.

'muon' also found in these Oxford entries:

lepton - mu-meson

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