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glueball

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[gloo-bawl] / ˈgluˌbɔl /

noun

Physics.
  1. a hypothetical object consisting of two or more gluons.


Etymology

Origin of glueball

glue + ball 1

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Such a collection forms an unstable particle called a glueball.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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