strange matter

noun

A proposed form of matter that includes strange quarks in addition to the usual up and down quarks of nuclear matter. Equivalently, a proposed very stable form of matter that protons and neutrons might decay into; matter composed of strangelets.

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Meanings

nounstrange matter (uncountable)

alternative strange quark matter

  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA proposed form of matter that includes strange quarks in addition to the usual up and down quarks of nuclear matter. Equivalently, a proposed very stable form of matter that protons and neutrons might decay into; matter composed of strangelets.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see strange, matter.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
quark matter
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