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Neutrino vs Neutrinophilic - What's the difference?

neutrino | neutrinophilic |

As a noun neutrino

is an elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

As an adjective neutrinophilic is

having an affinity with neutrinos.

neutrino

Noun

(en noun)
  • An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
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  • , year=2011 , date=September 22 , author=Nick Collins , title=Speed of light 'broken' by scientists , work=Daily Telegraph citation , page= , passage=But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos , a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometres) per second.}}

    neutrinophilic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (physics) Having an affinity with neutrinos