preon

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noun

A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too.

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Meanings

nounpreon (plural preons)

plural preons

  1. natural sciencesA hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
subquark

Origin

From pre- + -on, coined in 1974 by Jogesh Pati and Abdus Salam.

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Translations

Catalan preó
  • preóparticle
Finnish preoni
  • preoniparticle
Polish preon
  • preonparticle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pronePeronpenor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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