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boson
noun(bo-son)
a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number
boson
noun(bo-son)
a elementary particle that has zero spin and large mass and that is required by some gauge theories to account for the masses of other elementary particles
boson
noun(bo-son)
any of three particles that mediate the weak force —called also intermediate boson

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