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mu•on-neu•tri•no



Pronunciation: (myOO'on-nOO-trē"nō, -nyOO-), [key]
n.,
pl. -nos.
Physics.
a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the muon, with the total number of muons and muon-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant. Also called mu-neutrino, muon'ic neutri'no. Cf. lepton.

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