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axion

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A hypothetical subatomic particle proposed to solve certain problems in particle physics, especially dark matter.

In a Sentence

“Some astronomers think invisible axions could make up the universe’s missing dark matter.”

Origin

Coined in 1978 from 'axial' + '-on' (particle suffix)

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Related Words

dark matterparticle physicsPeccei-Quinn theoryCP violationsupersymmetryWIMPneutrinoboson

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