proton

IPA: prˈoʊtɑn

(physics) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
The atomic nucleus of protium (hydrogen-1)
(obsolete, anatomy) Synonym of primordium

Examples of "proton" in Sentences

The anomalous diffusion of protons.
This is the anomalous diffusion of protons.
For the proton, the two radii are the same.
The antiproton is the antiparticle of the proton.
Atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus.
The device is called a proton precession magnetometer.
The electron is bound to the proton by the Coulomb force.
The neutron and the proton are different types of fermions.
Long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy and risk of hip fracture.
The nucleus of the most common isotope of the hydrogen atom is a lone proton.
The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.
Another difficulty was the difference in masses of the electron and the proton.
One proton is just like another; but sodium and chlorine are distinct because of the number and arrangement of these parts.
Taking away or adding just one proton from the nucleus of an element would turn it into a completely different element with completely different properties.