preon

Noun

(plural preons)

(physics) A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons.

Origin

Coined in 1974 by Jogesh Pati and Abdus Salam.

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Median intervocalic f gives v (Estve, S t ep h an u s); it has disappeared from p r 0 f u n d u s, which yielded the form preon, then pregon (g being introduced to obviate the,hiatus).

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