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Nucleon

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Noun

1. nucleon

a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus

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Nucleon

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noun

a proton or neutron, esp one present in an atomic nucleus

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Nucleon

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noun

Particle Physics

either of two stable baryons, the proton and the neutron, that make up the nucleus of an atom

see also hyperon

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Nucleon

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n.

Either of the two fermions (the proton and the neutron). Nucleons have one-half unit of spin and are basic components of all atomic nuclei.

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