baryon,
heavy particle any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
meson,
mesotron an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
hadron -
A strongly interacting particle such as a proton. A particle which is affected by the strong nuclear force. A hadron is composed of quarks.
Wikipedia
A hadron is a composite particle made of quarks held together by the strong force. Hadrons are categorized into two families: baryons (made of three quarks), and mesons (made of one quark and one antiquark). The best-known hadrons are protons and neutrons (both baryons), which are components of atomic nuclei.
