protophobic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From proto- + -phobic. For the sense in particle physics, from proton + -phobic, coined by theoretical particle physicists Jonathan Feng et al. in 2016.[1]
Adjective[edit]
protophobic (comparative more protophobic, superlative most protophobic)
- (of a solvent) Having a low Lewis basicity.
- (of a hypothetical gauge boson) Having a suppressed proton coupling.
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References[edit]
- ^ J. L. Feng et al. (2016) “Protophobic Fifth Force Interpretation of the Observed Anomaly in 8Be Nuclear Transitions”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 117, number 7, , pages 071803-1–071803-6.