quark-gluon plasma
quark-gluon plasma noun: a predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.
Noun
quark-gluon plasma (usually uncountable, plural quark-gluon plasmas)
- A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.
- Synonyms:
- quark matter, QCD matter, quagma
Synonyms of quark-gluon plasma
- quark matter
- QCD matter
- quagma
Forms of quark-gluon plasma
| plural | quark-gluon plasmas |
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Questions about quark-gluon plasma
- What does quark-gluon plasma mean?
- Quark-gluon plasma means a predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.
- What part of speech is quark-gluon plasma?
- Quark-gluon plasma is a noun.
- What is the plural of quark-gluon plasma?
- The plural of quark-gluon plasma is quark-gluon plasmas.
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