proto-matter

Noun

protomatter (uncountable)

1. The ultimate basis of physical substance, before it has been given form.
   • Perhaps the last named, mass-energy, comes closest to converying the Aristotelian idea of protomatter as the basic stuff of the universe. Whatever quarks may be, or leptons and hadrons in their various forms, it seems generally agreed that all are manifestations of mass-energy, the ultimate matrix...1996, William A Wallace, The Modeling of Nature, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   hyle

2. A hypothetical substance from which the universe was created.
   • It is possible that the two principal alternative conceptions of the inexhaustibility of the microworld (an infinite "linear" hierarchy of structures or some primordial entity infinite in itself— single "protomatter" or an infinite number of simplest and equally elementary constituents) do not...1983, Einstein and the Philosophical Problems of 20th Century Physics, page 325

   Synonyms:

   hyle

3. An unstable substance that is powerful and dangerous.
   • The No Damage option occurs when the computers are directed to control the protomatter environment from directly harming the user. This is because MegaCorps prefer their executives alive rather than dead.1995, Elaine Hinman-Sweeney, Hardwear/Softwear: Take a Walk on the Cyber Side, West End Games, Incorporated, →ISBN