baryonic
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- adjective
- /ˌbɛrɪˈɒnɪk/
- Specialized
- Astronomers define all matter made up of protons and neutrons as baryonic matter.
- baryonic matter
- baryonic mass
- ordinary baryonic
Examples
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In cosmology, baryonic matter is often contrasted with dark matter, which does not interact with light.
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Yes, many people have offered explanations for dark matter that include plain old ordinary baryonic matter.
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Recent results have shown that this baryonic excess is a common feature of rich clusters.
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About ten percent of the Universe's matter density is baryonic, while the majority is dark matter.
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The stuff that we're made of, so-called normal, so-called baryonic matter is just a few percent of the universe.
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Visible baryonic matter, that which we normally think of as what makes up the whole universe, is actually only 5% of the universe if our observations and axioms are sound.
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White dwarfs—the most common stellar remnants—contain most of the ordinary baryonic matter during the Degenerate Era.
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About 5 percent of the universe is composed of baryonic matter, which includes protons and neutrons.
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Etymology
Baryonic comes from the Greek root barys, meaning 'heavy', and from the particle name baryon, which was named as a 'heavy' particle. So baryonic describes ordinary matter made of heavy particles like protons and neutrons, unlike dark matter.