Nucleon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A proton or a neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus. See Table at subatomic particle.
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  • n. One of the subatomic particles of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    heavy particle    baryon   
    Hyponym
    proton    antineutron    neutron    antiproton   
     
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