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proton
proton /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