quark matter

noun

A hypothetical phase of matter made up of quarks that are so tightly packed (due to high surrounding pressure) that they do not chunk into baryons.

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Meanings

nounquark matter (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastrophysicsA hypothetical phase of matter made up of quarks that are so tightly packed (due to high surrounding pressure) that they do not chunk into baryons.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quagmaquark-gluon plasma
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