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the antiparticle of a deuteron, consisting of an antiproton bound to an antineutron
The collision produced an antideuteron containing one antiproton and one antineutron.
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· the antiparticle of a...
antideuterium nucleus
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Formed from anti- ("corresponding antiparticle") + deuteron. A deuteron is the nucleus of deuterium, and the prefixed form names its antimatter counterpart.