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lepton
6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
- noun
an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
Word history
1. Derived from Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón, “small”). From Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón), neuter form of λεπτός (leptós, “small”). 2. From Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón, “small”) + English on. From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós) + on. Coined by Dutch American physicist Abraham Pais in 1947.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists. Until then it scores as a bonus word.