See Also: protons(medicine)

bocconia (iou) and protons (medicine)


bocconia (iou)



bocconia noun. E19.
[mod. Latin, from Paolo Boccone (1633-1704), Sicilian botanist: see -IA1.]
A plant or shrub of the genus Bocconia, of the poppy family, or one formerly included in this genus; esp. Macleaya cordata, which bears cream-coloured flowers.

protons (medicine)


protons
Stable elementary particles having the smallest known positive charge, found in the nuclei of all elements. The proton mass is less than that of a neutron. A proton is the nucleus of the light hydrogen atom, i.e., the hydrogen ion.