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Proton vs Proto - What's the difference?

proton | proto |

As nouns the difference between proton and proto

is that proton is proton while proto is proton.

proton

English

(wikipedia proton)

Noun

(en 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

    • Synonyms

    * p (symbolic)

    Hypernyms

    * nucleon

    See also

    * neutron * electron * deuteron * triton

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    proto

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
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