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 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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