English Explanatory Dictionary

quink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.

Word forms

quink quinks

Etymology

Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (“fourth”).

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