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What is the noun for particle?

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particle
  1. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]
  2. (linguistics) A part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection.
  3. (linguistics) A word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech, such as the word to in English infinitives or O as the vocative particle.
  4. (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Anyone with just a tiny particle of honesty is going to read that list and inwardly sigh and realize they are toast.”
      “Frass is a small particle of wood that is about one millimeter long and resembles sawdust or wood shavings.”
      “According to quantum theory, the state of a particle is described as its wave function.”
particles
  1. plural of particle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They are composed of either particles or physical abraders such as sandpaper, steel wool, scrubbing pads, etc.”
      “If the particles are not tiny enough, they will have an abrasive effect on the skin.”
      “Muons are particles created high up above the Earth's surface by cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere.”
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