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noun
Any of the three fundamental particles (the two W-bosons and the Z-boson) that transmit the weak nuclear force and have a mass about 100 times that of a proton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: particle
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gauge boson
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