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A hypothetical, extremely dense form of matter composed entirely of strange quarks. These quarks are not grouped into separate particles (like the quarks bundled into protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei) but form a single undifferentiated mass. The material of which hypothetical quark stars are composed is thought to be strange matter; some evidence for strange matter has also been found in collisions in particle accelerators and in seismic events possibly triggered by the passing of strange matter through the Earth.

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How to use strange matter in a sentence

A strange matter to discuss with a lout, but he was so wonderful a listener!
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
Eustacia regarded them long, as if they were the page of a book in which she read a new and a strange matter.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy
But then still clearer understanding of this whole strange matter came to him.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
But it is useless to seek an explanation of this strange matter from the facts at present before us.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills

It is lucky Henrietta went away before papa came, observed Amy, after they had discussed the strange matter at some length.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island|Margaret Penrose