self-conjugate

adjective

Of a subatomic particle that is identical to its antiparticle; includes all gauge bosons except the charged W-boson and gluons.

OriginEnglish conjugate ← Middle English self- ← Old English self- →
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Meanings

adjectiveself-conjugate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesOf a subatomic particle that is identical to its antiparticle; includes all gauge bosons except the charged W-boson and gluons.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishconjugate
  9. Englishself-conjugate

From self- + conjugate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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