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up quarks

up quarks is the plural of up quark.

Meaning of up quark

Noun

up quark (plural up quarks)

  1. (particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV.
  2. (particle) Symbol: u

Questions about up quarks

What is up quarks the plural of?
Up quarks is the plural of up quark.

Words near up quarks in the dictionary

  1. up one's sleeves
  2. up oneself
  3. up or out
  4. up poo creek
  5. up quark
  6. up quarks
  7. up round
  8. up rounds
  9. up shit creek
  10. up shit creek without a paddle
  11. up shit's creek

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