English

Noun

sterile neutrino ‎(plural sterile neutrinos)

1. (particle physics) a type of neutrino and dark matter, that is supermassive, which has right-handed chirality, and only interacts with other particles via gravity.

Usage notes

This may be considered a WIMP if the definition of WIMP being used means low interaction, and not through the fundamental force named "weak". All normal neutrinos have left-handed chirality.

Synonyms

• right-handed neutrino
• inert neutrino

Hypernyms

• neutrino
• dark matter

Antonyms

• sterile antineutrino, anti-sterile-neutrino
• inert antineutrino, anti-inert-neutrino
• left-handed anti-neutrino

Coordinate terms

• WIMPzilla
• WIMP
• axion