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nucleon

/'nukli,ɑn/

Synonyms of nucleon Antonyms of nucleon Examples of nucleon Usage of nucleon Parts of nucleon Definition that contains nucleon Words sounding like nucleon Explanation of nucleon

noun
a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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type of:
heavy particle baryon

part of:
nucleus

Definition that contains nucleon

hyperon any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron