nucleon

noun

nucleon

noun

/ˈn(j)uːkliɒn/

Etymology From nucleus + -on.

1

A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).

Derived terms: antinucleon, dinucleon, internucleon, multinucleon, nucleonic, nucleonics, nucleon number, polynucleon, strangeon, trinucleon
Related terms: atom, delta baryon, hyperon, nucleus, parton, quark
Hypernyms: baryon
Hyponyms: Δ+, Δ0, nucleon resonance

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