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renormalon

renormalon noun: a poorly-understood and, so far, undefined singularity associated with quantum chromodynamics.

Noun

renormalon (plural renormalons)

  1. A poorly-understood and, so far, undefined singularity associated with quantum chromodynamics

Forms of renormalon

pluralrenormalons

Origin of renormalon

From renormalize + -on.

Words formed from renormalon

Questions about renormalon

What does renormalon mean?
Renormalon means a poorly-understood and, so far, undefined singularity associated with quantum chromodynamics.
What part of speech is renormalon?
Renormalon is a noun.
What is the plural of renormalon?
The plural of renormalon is renormalons.

Words near renormalon in the dictionary

  1. renormalizations
  2. renormalize
  3. renormalized
  4. renormalizes
  5. renormalizing
  6. renormalon
  7. renormalonic
  8. renormalons
  9. renormed
  10. renorming
  11. renormings

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