First Known Use: 1934
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neutrino
noun neu·tri·no \nü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō, nyü-\
physics : a particle that is smaller than an atom and that has no electrical charge
plural neu·tri·nos
Full Definition of NEUTRINO
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
— neu·tri·no·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Origin of NEUTRINO
Italian, from neutro neutral, neuter, from Latin neutr-, neuter
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neutrino
noun neu·tri·no \n(y)ü-ˈtrē-(ˌ)nō\
plural neu·tri·nos
Medical Definition of NEUTRINO
: an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to be massless or to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles
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