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nucleonic
Variant of nucleon
nucleon
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nu·cleon (no̵̅o̅′klē än′, nyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
Particle Physics either of two stable baryons, the proton and the neutron, that make up the nucleus of an atom
Etymology: nucle(us) + (prot)on
Related Forms:
- nucleonic nu′·cle·on′ic adjective
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