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e•lec•tron-neu•tri•no



Pronunciation: (i-lek'tron-nOO-trē"nō, -nyOO-), [key]
n.,
pl. -nos.
Physics.
a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the electron, with the total number of electrons and electron-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant. Also called electronic neutrino, e-neutrino. Cf. lepton.

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