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maon.

A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton is consisted; a preon.

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noun
  1. A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton is consisted; a preon.

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From Mao (referring to Mao Zedong) + -on, coined in 1977 by American theoretical physicist Sheldon L. Glashow in remembrance of Mao, who firmly holds that matter is endlessly divisible.

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