NUCLEON

nucleon

(noun) a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nucleon (plural nucleons)

One of the subatomic particles of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron.

Hypernyms

• baryon

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 January 2025

DERMATOGLYPHICS

(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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