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God particles

God particles is the plural of God particle.

Meaning of God particle

Noun

God particle (plural God particles)

  1. (informal) The Higgs boson.
    • Among other fascinating insights, Penrose explains that the God particle was originally proposed by Peter Higgs as "an ingenious theoretical device, and not necessarily appearing as an actual particle. As a device, it allowed other particles to acquire mass,[…]."1998, Phillip E. Johnson, Reason in the Balance: The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law & Education, →ISBN, page 229

Questions about God particles

What is God particles the plural of?
God particles is the plural of God particle.

Words near God particles in the dictionary

  1. God objects
  2. God of the gaps
  3. God of War
  4. God only knows
  5. God particle
  6. God particles
  7. God preserve us
  8. god ray
  9. god rays
  10. God rest her soul
  11. God rest his soul

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