Parton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the point particles believed to be a constituent of hadrons, now known as quarks. No longer in technical use.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, i.e. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.
  • Word Usage
    "The result was first interpreted within the framework of what is termed the parton model, which, however, soon came to be identified with the quark model."
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