Word: baryon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bar
y
on
Definition: A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
Morphemes:
Affix: baryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: baryon; any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βαρύς
Language: grc
Decoded: barus
Meaning: heavy
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .