Associations to the word «Gluon»

Wiktionary

GLUON, noun. (particle) A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.

Dictionary definition

GLUON, noun. A gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks.

Wise words

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