tetraquark

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What does tetraquark mean?

A hypothetical meson composed of four valence quarks.

Where does tetraquark come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English quark English tetraquark From tetra- + quark.

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