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gluon

Pronunciation: /ˈgluːɒn/
Definition of gluon

noun

Physics
  • a hypothetical massless subatomic particle believed to transmit the force binding quarks together in a hadron.

Origin:

1970s: from glue + -on

gluon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of gluon in the US English dictionary