"cryptoquark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cryptoquarks [plural]
Etymology: From crypto- + quark. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|crypto|quark}} crypto- + quark Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptoquark (plural cryptoquarks)
  1. (physics) A massless quark that is trapped by a superheavy particle.

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