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inflaton

inflaton noun: a proposed particle that would have been responsible for inflation in the very early universe.

Noun

inflaton (plural inflatons)

  1. A proposed particle that would have been responsible for inflation in the very early universe.

Forms of inflaton

pluralinflatons

Origin of inflaton

From inflate + -on.

Words formed from inflaton

Questions about inflaton

What does inflaton mean?
Inflaton means a proposed particle that would have been responsible for inflation in the very early universe.
What part of speech is inflaton?
Inflaton is a noun.
What is the plural of inflaton?
The plural of inflaton is inflatons.

Words near inflaton in the dictionary

  1. inflationists
  2. inflationless
  3. inflationproof
  4. inflations
  5. inflative
  6. inflaton
  7. inflatonic
  8. inflatons
  9. inflatophilia
  10. inflator
  11. inflators

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