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antiquark [′an·tē¦kwärk] (particle physics) The hypothetical antiparticle of a quark, having electric charge, baryon number, and strangeness opposite in sign to that of the corresponding quark. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| c] meson contains a charm quark and a bottom antiquark. Physicists have long known that types of quarks and antiquarks combine in twos and threes to form more-complex particles such as protons and neutrons. Mesons, such as kaons and pions, on the other hand, contain one quark and one antiquark each. |
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