strange matter
English
Noun
strange matter (uncountable)
- (physics) A proposed form of matter that includes strange quarks in addition to the usual up and down quarks of nuclear matter.
- (physics) A proposed very stable form of matter that protons and neutrons might decay into; matter composed of strangelets.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see strange, matter.
Related terms
- strangelet