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CHEBI:36345 - meson

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36345
ChEBI Namemeson
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DefinitionA hadron with zero or integer spin; a strongly interacting boson. The term is derived from the Greek μεσοσ (medium, middle).
Last Modified2 August 2006
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
meson (CHEBI:36345) is a boson (CHEBI:36341)
meson (CHEBI:36345) is a hadron (CHEBI:36344)
Incoming Relation(s)
π meson (CHEBI:36348) is a meson (CHEBI:36345)
Synonym  Source
mesonsChEBI