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antinucleon

[ an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈnu kliˌɒn, -ˈnyu-, ˌæn taɪ- /
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noun Physics.
an antiproton or an antineutron.
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Origin of antinucleon

First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + nucleon
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British Dictionary definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon
/ (ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn) /

noun
an antiproton or an antineutron
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Scientific definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon
[ ăn′tē-nōōklē-ŏn′, ăn′tī- ]

The antiparticle that corresponds to a nucleon.
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