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antiquark
 

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Noun antiquark has 1 sense
  1. antiquark - the antiparticle of a quark
    --1 is a kind of     elementary particle, fundamental particle, subatomic particle
    --1 is a part of hadron

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Antiquark

Description:

An antiquark is a subatomic particle that is the antimatter counterpart of a quark. Antiquarks have similar characteristics to quarks, but they carry opposite electric charge and other quantum numbers.

Sample sentences:

  1. The proton consists of two up quarks and one down antiquark.
  2. Antiquarks are always found in combination with quarks, forming particles called mesons or baryons.
  3. Scientists study the behavior of antiquarks in high-energy particle accelerators.

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