Parton
[pahr-ton] /ˈpɑr tɒn/
noun, Physics.
1.
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
/ˈpɑːˌtɒn/
noun
1.
(physics) a hypothetical elementary particle postulated as a constituent of neutrons and protons
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Dolly. born 1946, US country and pop singer and songwriter
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