Definition of "hadrons" [hadrons]

• Plural form of hadron. (noun)

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• "Two beams of subatomic particles called "hadrons" -- either protons or lead ions -- travel in opposite directions inside the circular accelerator, gaining energy with every lap."
• "Similarly, Kantorovich (2003) argues that the symmetries of the strong force are ontologically prior to the particles that feel that force, namely the hadrons, and likewise for the symmetries of the so-called ˜grand unification™ of particle physics in the standard model."
• "They always form alliances (called hadrons), and, well, they work best in threesomes."