leptoquark

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noun

Any of a class of hypothetical bosons that would decay into a lepton and a quark.

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Meanings

nounleptoquark (plural leptoquarks)

plural leptoquarks

  1. natural sciencesAny of a class of hypothetical bosons that would decay into a lepton and a quark.

Origin

From lepto- + quark.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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