antimatter
noun/ˈæntiˌmætər/
Frequency rank: #17,978 most common English word
Meaning
matter composed of antiparticles, which annihilates ordinary matter upon contact.
Example sentence
Scientists at the laboratory managed to produce tiny amounts of antimatter for their experiments.
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