muonium
English
Etymology
muon + -ium
Noun
muonium (plural muoniums)
- (physics, chemistry) An exotic atom formed when a positively charged muon (an anti-muon) and an electron are bound by their mutual electrical attraction; chemically equivalent to a light, short-lived isotope of hydrogen.
Derived terms
- Mu (symbol, abbreviation)
See also
- muononium, the onium form of mu leptons (muons)
- positronium