protophobic

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -phobic. For the sense in particle physics, from proton +‎ -phobic, coined by theoretical particle physicists Jonathan Feng et al. in 2016.^[1]

Adjective

protophobic (comparative more protophobic, superlative most protophobic)

(of a solvent) Having a low Lewis basicity.
(of a hypothetical gauge boson) Having a suppressed proton coupling.

Antonyms

protophilic

References

^ J. L. Feng et al. (2016) “Protophobic Fifth Force Interpretation of the Observed Anomaly in ⁸Be Nuclear Transitions”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 117, number 7, →DOI, pages 071803-1–071803-6.

[1] J. L. Feng et al. (2016) “Protophobic Fifth Force Interpretation of the Observed Anomaly in ⁸Be Nuclear Transitions”, in Physical Review Letters, volume 117, number 7, →DOI, pages 071803-1–071803-6.

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