particle
Pronunciation:
/ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l//ˈpɑɹtɪkəl/noun
Definitions
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
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 a vocative particle.
A part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection.