strangeon

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noun

A particle composed of strange quarks, down quarks, up quark. A strange cluster with three-light-flavor symmetry.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounstrangeon (plural strangeons)

plural strangeons

  1. particlenatural sciencesA particle composed of strange quarks, down quarks, up quark. A strange cluster with three-light-flavor symmetry.

Origin

strange (“strange quark”) + -on, Blend of strange + nucleon. From being a particle (-on), a form of nucleon, containing strange quarks.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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