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noun
A quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: quantum mechanics
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noun
a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: QCD
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quantum field theory
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