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electron

elec.tron \i-'lek-.tra:n\ n [electr- + -on] : an elementary particle 
   consisting of a charge of negative electricity eq ual to about 1.602X10-19 
   coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.107X10-28 gram or 1/1837 
   that of a proton