strong interaction

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1. (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	fundamental interaction, interaction,
definition	:	(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons (noun.phenomenon)

domain category	:	natural philosophy, physics,
definition	:	the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)