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ylem
[ ahy-luhm ]
noun
- the hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived.
ylem
/ ˈaɪləm /
noun
- the original matter from which the basic elements are said to have been formed following the explosion postulated in the big bang theory of cosmology
Word History and Origins
Origin of ylem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ylem1
Example Sentences
“I’m going to keep this for the rest of my life,” said the Brazilian fan Arnaldo Ylem, 50, proudly looking down at his Fan ID.
In the beginning, says one school of cosmology, there was "ylem"*: a featureless mass of protons and neutrons containing all the matter in the universe.
The ylem exploded with enough force to toss most of its matter a billion light years away.
Cosmologists, of course, do not know that there was ever any such thing as ylem.
Since this is the case, argue cosmologists led by Dr. George Gamow of George Washington University, all the elements must have originated just after the great event when the ylem exploded.
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