n. (Abbr. e)
A stable subatomic particle in the lepton family having a rest mass of 9.1066 × 10 -28 grams and a unit negative electric charge of approximately 1.602 × 10 -19 coulombs.
[ELECTR(IC) + -ON1.]
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