English word tetraquark comes from English quark, English tetra- (Four.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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quark | English (eng) | (Falkland Islands, informal) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. (computing, X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.. (particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter. Quarks have never been found alone as of this writing, They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. A soft creamy cheese, eaten [...] |
tetra- | English (eng) | Four. |
tetraquark | English (eng) | (physics) A hypothetical meson composed of four valence quarks. |