kaon vs k-meson

kaon and k-meson both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kaon	Yes	No	No	No
k-meson	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kaon and k-meson are synonyms defined as:

kaon and k-meson: an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision

Other synonyms of kaon include K particle, kappa-meson.

kaon (noun)	k-meson (noun)
an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision	an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision