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Noun: colour force
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: color force)
  1. (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
    "The colour force is responsible for the stability of atomic nuclei";
    - strong interaction, strong force, color force [US]

Derived forms: colour forces

Type of: fundamental interaction, interaction

Encyclopedia: Colour force