"parton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: partons [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American physicist Richard Feynman in 1969, from part + -on. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Richard Feynman|in=1969|nat=American|occ=physicist}} Coined by American physicist Richard Feynman in 1969, {{suffix|en|part|on}} part + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} parton (plural partons)
  1. (physics, dated or historical) Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons. Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: antiparton, multiparton, partonic, quasiparton

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