antinucleon

[ an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]

nounPhysics.
  1. an antiproton or an antineutron.

Origin of antinucleon

1
First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + nucleon

Words Nearby antinucleon

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British Dictionary definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon

/ (ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn) /


noun
  1. an antiproton or an antineutron

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Scientific definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon

[ ăn′tē-nōōklē-ŏn′, ăn′tī- ]


  1. The antiparticle that corresponds to a nucleon.

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