inflatino

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noun

A hypothetical particle, the superpartner of the inflaton.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nouninflatino (plural inflatinos)

plural inflatinos

  1. natural sciencesA hypothetical particle, the superpartner of the inflaton.

Origin

From inflate + -ino. Change of suffix from -on on the inflaton. From the practice of using -ino suffixes for superpartners of particles under supersymmetry and string theory. Those initial particles usually having the suffix -on.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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