Definitions For Positronium

Noun

POSITRONIUM (plural s or positronia) (Symbol: ps) (physics, chemistry) An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (anti-electron) and an electron, as a particle–anti-particle bound pair with no nucleus.

Derived terms

exotic atom dipositronium orthopositronium parapositronium positronium hydride

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 電子偶素 (diànzǐ'ǒusù), 正電子素 (zhèngdiànzǐsù) German: Positronium, n Hungarian: pozitrónium Ido: positronio Italian: positronio, m Russian: позитроний, m Spanish: positronio, m

See also

exotic atom muonium onium muononium tauonium toponium pionium {{C, en, Exotic atoms, Antimatter, Radioactivity}}

Etymology

positron + ium