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gluon (glo̵̅o̅′än′)

noun

a quantum of energy or massless particle postulated to carry the force that binds quarks together within subatomic particles

Etymology: glu(e) + -on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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