maon

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maon^¹

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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 maons

historical A general term for any hypothetical particle of which a quark or lepton is consisted; a preon.
Similar: quink, haplon, rishon, subquark, prequark

Maon^²

proper noun

A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

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@misc{maon_2026,
  title = {maon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}