MD3PAD; Lord Lepton

[B C Johnson]

Lepton pl. Lepta (?????? pl. ?????) is the name of various fractional units of currency used in the Greek-speaking world from antiquity until today. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton_(currency)

Leptons are subatomic particles that are susceptible to the weak nuclear force but not the strong force (the force that binds an atomic nucleus together). There are six leptons: the electron, muon, tau, electron neutrino, muon neutrino, and tau neutrino.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexl.shtml

A particle (such as the electron or neutrino) not subject to strong interactions.
www.lbl.gov/abc/wallchart/glossary/glossary.html
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