strange quark matter

A form of strange matter — 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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nounstrange quark matter (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of strange matter.
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