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| y·lem [ ləm ] |
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primordial matter: hypothetical matter that, according to the big bang theory of the origin of the universe, was the substance from which the chemical elements were formed
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| [Mid-20th century. < medieval Latin hylem "universal matter" < Greek hulē "wood, matter"] |
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