protomatter
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protomatter
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From proto- + matter, partially as a calque of Ancient Greek πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “fundamental undifferentiated matter”) in Aristotle.
noun proto-matter
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The ultimate basis of physical substance, before it has been given form.
Perhaps the last named, mass-energy, comes closest to converying the Aristotelian idea of protomatter as the basic stuff of the universe. Whatever quarks may be, or leptons and hadrons in their various forms, it seems generally agreed that all are manifestations of mass-energy, the ultimate matrix t
Similar: hyle
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A hypothetical substance from which the universe was created.
It is possible that the two principal alternative conceptions of the inexhaustibility of the microworld (an infinite "linear" hierarchy of structures or some primordial entity infinite in itself— single "protomatter" or an infinite number of simplest and equally elementary constituents) do not exhau
Similar: hyle
- An unstable substance that is powerful and dangerous. The No Damage option occurs when the computers are directed to control the protomatter environment from directly harming the user. This is because MegaCorps prefer their executives alive rather than dead.
Talk about this word "protomatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/protomatter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. protomatter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/protomatter "protomatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/protomatter.Cite this
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title = {protomatter},
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