preon

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English

Etymology

pre- +‎ -on, coined in 1974 by Jogesh Pati and Abdus Salam.

Noun

preon (plural preons)

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

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