protonpro‧ton /ˈprəʊtɒn $ ˈproʊtɑːn/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900 Language: Greek Origin: 'first thing', from protos; ⇨ proto- a very small piece of matter with a positive electrical
charge that is in the central part of an atom ⇨
electron,
neutron