higgsino

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noun

The superpartner of the Higgs boson.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

higgsino1

nounhiggsino (plural higgsinos)

plural higgsinos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Higgsino.

Higgsino2

nounHiggsino (plural Higgsinos)

plural Higgsinos · alternative higgsino

  1. natural sciencesThe superpartner of the Higgs boson.

Origin

From Higgs + -ino; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs particle, the normal particle counterpart to the Higgsino supersymmetric counterpart particle.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 超希格斯粒子
  • 超希格斯粒子 (chāoxīgésīlìzǐ)superpartner of the Higgs boson
Finnish higgsiino
  • higgsiinosuperpartner of the Higgs boson
French higgsino
  • higgsinosuperpartner of the Higgs boson
Polish higsino
  • higsinosuperpartner of the Higgs boson
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APA

higgsino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higgsino

MLA

“higgsino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higgsino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “higgsino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/higgsino.

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