LEPTON Any of a class of six elementary fermions, two in each of the three generations of fundamental fermions (one negatively charged and one neutral), and including the electron, electron neutrino, muon, muon neutrino, tauon, and tauon neutrino, together with their associated antiparticles, the antileptons. Leptons participate in weak interactions, but not strong interactions, and have masses generally less than those of mesons and baryons.
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Word: LEPTON
Length: 6 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word LEPTON can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.