ATOM Synonyms

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

• a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

• an elementary particle with negative charge

• 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece

• an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0

• an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

• a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

• the positively charged dense center of an atom

• a small group of indispensable persons or things

• (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

• any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

• the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

• a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

• (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3

• fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

• produce specks in or on