Any of a family of subatomic particles,including the nucleon and hyperon multiplets,that participate in strong interactions,are composed of three quarks,and are generally more massive than mesons.

• 激（发核）子，重子微原子粒子家族中的一员，包括核子和超子多重谱线，由三夸克组成，一般比介子要重，会发生很强烈的内部反应。