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tetraquark

tetraquark noun: a hypothetical meson composed of four valence quarks.

Noun

tetraquark (plural tetraquarks)

  1. A hypothetical meson composed of four valence quarks.

Forms of tetraquark

pluraltetraquarks

Origin of tetraquark

From tetra- + quark.

Questions about tetraquark

What does tetraquark mean?
Tetraquark means a hypothetical meson composed of four valence quarks.
What part of speech is tetraquark?
Tetraquark is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraquark?
The plural of tetraquark is tetraquarks.

Words near tetraquark in the dictionary

  1. tetrapyrrole
  2. tetrapyrroles
  3. tetrapyrrolic
  4. tetrapyrrols
  5. tetraqua
  6. tetraquark
  7. tetraquarks
  8. tetraquetrous
  9. tetraradial
  10. tetraradiate
  11. tetraradical

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