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acceleron

acceleron noun: a hypothetical subatomic particle that is claimed to react with neutrinos to produce dark energy.

Noun

acceleron (plural accelerons)

  1. A hypothetical subatomic particle that is claimed to react with neutrinos to produce dark energy.

Forms of acceleron

pluralaccelerons

Origin of acceleron

From the claim that these particles explain the acceleration of the universe; + -on.

Questions about acceleron

What does acceleron mean?
Acceleron means a hypothetical subatomic particle that is claimed to react with neutrinos to produce dark energy.
What part of speech is acceleron?
Acceleron is a noun.
What is the plural of acceleron?
The plural of acceleron is accelerons.

Words near acceleron in the dictionary

  1. accelerometry
  2. acceleromyograph
  3. acceleromyographic
  4. acceleromyographs
  5. acceleromyography
  6. acceleron
  7. accelerons
  8. accelerostat
  9. accelerostats
  10. accels
  11. accend

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