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Neutron vs Triton - What's the difference?

neutron | triton |

As nouns the difference between neutron and triton

is that neutron is (particle) a subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks while triton is (physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

neutron

English

Noun

(wikipedia neutron) (en noun)
  • (particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks
    • Symbol: n

    Hypernyms

    * nucleon

    Derived terms

    * neutron bomb

    See also

    * electron * proton

    Anagrams

    * English refractory feminine rhymes ----

    triton

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
  • any of several marine gastropods of the family having a pointed spiral shell

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (l) * (tritium ion)

    Hypernyms

    * (hydrogen ion)

    Coordinate terms

    * (bare nuclei of hydrogen) proton, deuteron, triton * , p (protium ion) * (deuterium ion)