valence quark
Particle Physics
noun
Any quark whose presence as a constituent of a particle contributes to its spectroscopic properties.
Origin
1970s.
- polystichous
- Polystichum
- polystigmous
- polystomatous
- polystome
- polystyle
- polystylism
- polystylist
- polystylistic
- polystyrene
- polystyrol
- polysulfide
- polysulfone
- polysulphide
- polysulphone
- polysyllabic
- polysyllabical
- polysyllabically
- polysyllabicism
- polysyllabicity
- polysyllabism
- polysyllable
- polysyllogism
- polysyllogistic
- polysymmetric