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neutrino
(redirected from tau neutrino)

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neu·tri·no (n-trn)
n. pl. neu·tri·nos
Any of three electrically neutral subatomic particles in the lepton family.
neutrino [noo-tre´no]
a subatomic particle with an extremely small mass and no electric charge.
neutrino
a subatomic particle with an extremely small mass (theoretically zero rest mass) and no electric charge.
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