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noun
An extensive list of known and theorized elementary particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, particle
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From particle + zoo, referring to the effort to create a taxonomy of elementary particles similar to organizing animals in a zoo. The term has largely displaced the earlier term subnuclear zoo.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
