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gravitino

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grav·i·ti·no  (grv-tn)
n. pl. grav·i·ti·nos
A hypothetical particle postulated in supersymmetry theory to be the fermion related to the graviton.
[gravit(on) + (neutr)ino.]
gravitino  (grv-tn)
A hypothetical particle postulated in supergravity theory to correspond to the graviton, just as neutrinos correspond to other fermions. See also neutrinosupergravity
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