wino

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Kane's personal bet for the particle behind dark matter in these findings is called a wino (pronounced WEE-no) - a specific type of neutralino, which is a theorized category of particles that could exist as "supersymmetric partners" for all the Standard Model particles such as electrons, quarks, etc.

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  • At a corner of the fence, a wino was sullenly pissing on newspapers and old leaves. —  Mr. Sammler's Planet
  • Only a Martian could guzzle like a wino, yet make it appear dainty. —  Asimov'sSF,July2008
  • Standing in an alley, freezing his hemorrhoids off, waiting for some wino or some poor misguided tourist to take a wrong turn. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 01 - July 2002
  • Kane's personal bet for the particle behind dark matter in these findings is called a wino (pronounced WEE-no) - a specific type of neutralino, which is a theorized category of particles that could exist as "supersymmetric partners" for all the Standard Model particles such as electrons, quarks, etc. —  Livescience.com
  • The wino is the supersymmetric partner of a particle called the W boson. —  Livescience.com
 

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