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positronium

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(päz′i trō′nē əm)

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noun

a short-lived atomic system formed of an electron and a positron before they interact to annihilate each other

Origin: positron + -ium

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noun

A short-lived association of an electron and a positron bound together in a configuration resembling the hydrogen atom.

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