majoron

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noun

A hypothetical Goldstone boson.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounmajoron (plural majorons)

plural majorons

  1. natural sciencesA hypothetical Goldstone boson.

Origin

Named after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana + -on. Coined by Y. Chikashige, Rabindra Nath Mohapatra, and Roberto Peccei in 1980.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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