"strangelet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strangelets [plural]
Etymology: strange + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strange|let}} strange + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} strangelet (plural strangelets)
  1. (physics) A proposed fragment of strange matter, consisting of a bound state of roughly equal numbers of up, down, and strange quarks. Wikipedia link: strangelet Categories (topical): Physics Translations (Proposed fragment of strange matter): outokainen (Finnish)

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