Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooperon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hooper-on
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed WIMP dark matter particle

Example Sentences

"A gauge singlet, the hooperon, induces the GeV gamma ray signal in the Fermi-LAT data through annihilation into vector-like leptons or quarks."

Etymology

From Hooper + -on, after Dan Hooper.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hooper

Inflected Forms

hooperons (plural)

Questions

What does hooperon mean?: A proposed WIMP dark matter particle
Where does hooperon come from?: From Hooper + -on, after Dan Hooper.

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