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tau
n.
Symbol The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.

tau
[tou, tō]
Τ, τ, the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

tau (tou),
n microtubule-asssociated protein, the function of which is to assemble microtubules that support nerve cell structure.


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However, being the most massive and shortest-lived lepton, the tau lepton travels only about a millimeter before breaking apart.
Perl during the exciting times at SLAC when he discovered the tau lepton.
Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) was a member of the research team that identified the tau lepton in the 1970s.
 
 
 
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