"angel particle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: angel particles [plural]
Etymology: Named by US researchers in 2017, in reference to Dan Brown's novel Angels & Demons (2000), which involves a bomb made of combined matter and antimatter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} angel particle (plural angel particles)
  1. (physics) A Majorana particle. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-angel_particle-en-noun-y8HALPar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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