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cryptoquark

cryptoquark noun: a massless quark that is trapped by a superheavy particle.

Noun

cryptoquark (plural cryptoquarks)

  1. A massless quark that is trapped by a superheavy particle.
    • One can implement the "massless quark" solution in a phenomenologically acceptable way, by using a massless quark that is always confined within superheavy particles, and is therefore effectively superheavy: a cryptoquark.2016, Frank Wilczek, “Superheavy Light Quarks and the Strong P, T Problem”, in arXiv

Forms of cryptoquark

pluralcryptoquarks

Origin of cryptoquark

From crypto- + quark.

Questions about cryptoquark

What does cryptoquark mean?
Cryptoquark means a massless quark that is trapped by a superheavy particle.
What part of speech is cryptoquark?
Cryptoquark is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptoquark?
The plural of cryptoquark is cryptoquarks.

Words near cryptoquark in the dictionary

  1. cryptoprocessors
  2. cryptoprotocol
  3. cryptoprotocols
  4. cryptopsychism
  5. cryptopyrrole
  6. cryptoquark
  7. cryptoquarks
  8. cryptoquip
  9. cryptoquips
  10. cryptoquiz
  11. cryptoquizzes

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