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protostrings

protostrings is the plural of protostring.

Meaning of protostring

Noun

protostring (plural protostrings)

  1. (string theory) A hypothetical precursor to a fundamental string that can evolve into a fundamental string as the higher dimensions compactify.
    • If the transverse space of the protostring could be "decompactified", string bit models might provide an appealing and solid foundation for superstring theory..2015, Charles B. Thorn, “1/N Perturbations in Superstring Bit Models”, in arXiv

Questions about protostrings

What is protostrings the plural of?
Protostrings is the plural of protostring.

Words near protostrings in the dictionary

  1. protostomian
  2. protostomians
  3. protostomic
  4. protostomous
  5. protostring
  6. protostrings
  7. protostrongylid
  8. protostrongylids
  9. protostructure
  10. protostructures
  11. protostyle

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