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gluon
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glu·on  (gln)
n.
A massless, neutral vector boson that mediates strong interactions between quarks, binding them together within hadrons.
[glu(e) + -on.]
gluon [ˈgluːɒn]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a hypothetical particle believed to be exchanged between quarks in order to bind them together to form particles
[from glue + -on]
gluon  (gln)
The subatomic particle that mediates the strong force. The exchange of gluons between two quarks changes the color of the quarks and results in the attractive force holding them together in hadrons. Gluons are bosons. See Table at subatomic particle.
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Noun1.gluon - a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
gauge boson - a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
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