Associations to the word «Proton»

PROTON, noun. (particle) positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element; the nucleus of the most common isotope of hydrogen; composed of two up quarks and a down quark

PROTON CAPTURE, noun. (physics) A nuclear reaction in which a proton is absorbed by a nucleus

PROTON NUMBER, noun. The number of protons in an atom.

PROTON NUMBERS, noun. Plural of proton number

PROTON PUMP, noun. (biochemistry) Any protein in the membrane of a cell or mitochondrion whose function is to move protons across the membrane and thus establish an electrochemical potential.

PROTON PUMPS, noun. Plural of proton pump

PROTON, noun. A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron.