English word baryon comes from Ancient Greek βαρύς, English -on
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| βαρύς | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| -on | English (eng) | (biology, genetics) Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.. (chemistry) Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon).. (physics, maths, and, biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon). |
| baryon | English (eng) | (particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. |