dark matter
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(cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
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- matter hypernym
Parts & wholes
- weakly interacting massive particle part meronym
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- cosmogony domain topic
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cosmogony |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | weakly interacting massive particle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter |