antimatter

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Scotty plays with antimatter, after Trek he got much fatter

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  1. noun A hypothetical form of matter that is identical to physical matter except that its atoms are composed of antielectrons, antiprotons, and antineutrons.

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  • It embodied technology--antimatter and interstellar drive--far beyond the capabilities of any clan. —  Analog SFF, September 2006
  • He might have threatened to attack major human settlements, even Earth itself, with antimatter--especially after he was the one holding all of it. —  Analog SFF, September 2006
  • Here's my point: Your justified anger is misdirected Dr. Walsh was the first to suspect the K'vithians might be interested in our antimatter, and to engage my agency. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • A few subatomic particles at a time, the antimatter was created by high-speed, normal-particle collisions. —  AnalogSFF,June2006
  • And absent a space drive to exploit the enormous energies stored in antimatter, the only use for antimatter was really big bombs All these were challenges the K'vithians had evidently overcome. —  AnalogSFF,June2006
 

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