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What is a neutron?

What is a neutron? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
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The antineutron contains one anti-up quark and two anti-down quarks, giving it a charge of 0, just like the regular neutron.
The strong force is the one that is dominant in the atomic nucleus, acting between the quarks inside the proton and the neutron.
Stellar remnants such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes will remain.
These sources have been attributed to white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes.
This process also stabilizes white dwarfs and neutron stars against gravitational collapse.
The purpose of neutron reflectometry is to reveal the microstructure of materials in thin film geometries.

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