quark-gluon plasma
A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the…A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at extremely high energy densities, such as those in the collision of heavy atomic nuclei as speeds very close to the speed of light.
Forms
plural: quark-gluon plasmas| Singular | quark-gluon plasma |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsquark matterquagmaQCD matter
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable