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strange matter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
strange -mat-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed form of matter that includes strange quarks in addition to the usual up and down quarks of nuclear matter. Equivalently, a proposed very stable form of matter that protons and neutrons might decay into; matter composed of strangelets.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see strange, matter.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

strange quark matter (alternative)

Phrases

strange quark strange star

Frequently Paired Words

strangelet strange quark strange star

Questions

What does strange matter mean?
A proposed form of matter that includes strange quarks in addition to the usual up and down quarks of nuclear matter. Equivalently, a proposed very stable form of matter that protons and neutrons might decay into; matter composed of strangelets.

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