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quinks

quinks is the plural of quink.

Meaning of quink

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

Questions about quinks

What is quinks the plural of?
Quinks is the plural of quink.

Words near quinks in the dictionary

  1. quinizine
  2. quinizines
  3. quink
  4. Quinkan
  5. Quinkans
  6. quinks
  7. Quinlan
  8. Quinlans
  9. Quinley
  10. Quinleys
  11. Quinlivan

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