quark-gluon plasma

noun

A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.

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quark matterQCD matterquagma
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Meanings

nounquark-gluon plasma (usually uncountable, plural quark-gluon plasmas)

plural quark-gluon plasmas

  1. uncountableusuallynatural sciencesA predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.

    Synonyms: quark matter, QCD matter, quagma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.

Similar
quark matterQCD matterquagma
Also see
quagma
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APA

quark-gluon plasma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quark-gluon%20plasma

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