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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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maon (plural maons)

  1. (physics, historical) A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton is consisted; a preon.

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch *māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Noun

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maon f or m (plural maone)

  1. moon