dibaryon

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noun

Any of a proposed class of particles that would be a complex of two baryons (or six quarks).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noundibaryon (plural dibaryons)

plural dibaryons

  1. natural sciencesAny of a proposed class of particles that would be a complex of two baryons (or six quarks).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷarus
  10. Ancient Greekβαρύς (barús)
  11. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  12. Latinēlectrum
  13. New Latinēlectricus
  14. Englishelectric
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  18. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  19. Englishion
  20. Englishelectronbf.
  21. Englishbaryon
  22. Englishdibaryon

From di- + baryon.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雙重子態 /双重子态
  • 雙重子態 /双重子态 (shuāngzhòngzǐtài)proposed particle
Cite this entry
APA

dibaryon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibaryon

MLA

“dibaryon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibaryon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dibaryon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibaryon.

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