Morpheme
Muon
Type
free base
Denotation
unstable elementary particle in the lepton family with similar properties to the electron but greater mass
Etymology
1951 coinage by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi from mu-meson, from mu + meson (<Mes(e) + -on>); Ancient Greek mû and Ancient Greek méson, from mésos
Evidence
antimuon, dimuon, muon, muonic, muonium, muonless, muononium, muons, smuon, trimuon
