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quink

quink noun: a hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.

Noun

quink (plural quinks)

  1. A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
    • For instance, quarks now are supposed to have their own elemental constituents: prequarks, maons, quinks, or rishons; so far there are ten kinds of them.1987, D. G. Garan, Our sciences ruled by human prejudice

Forms of quink

pluralquinks

Origin of quink

Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (“fourth”).

Questions about quink

What does quink mean?
Quink means a hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
What part of speech is quink?
Quink is a noun.
What is the plural of quink?
The plural of quink is quinks.

Words near quink in the dictionary

  1. quinity
  2. quinizarin
  3. quinized
  4. quinizine
  5. quinizines
  6. quink
  7. Quinkan
  8. Quinkans
  9. quinks
  10. Quinlan
  11. Quinlans

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