glueball

[ gloo-bawl ]
/ ˈgluˌbɔl /

noun Physics.

a hypothetical object consisting of two or more gluons.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Also gluonium.

Origin of glueball

glue + ball1

Words nearby glueball

glucuronide, glue, glue ear, glue sniffing, glue-sniffing, glueball, gluepot, gluey, glug, gluggable, gluhwein
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