antinucleon

American

[an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈnu kliˌɒn, -ˈnyu-, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

Physics.

an antiproton or an antineutron.

antinucleon British

/ ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn /

noun

an antiproton or an antineutron

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antinucleon Scientific

/ ăn′tē-no̅o̅′klē-ŏn′,ăn′tī- /

The antiparticle that corresponds to a nucleon.

Etymology

Origin of antinucleon

First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + nucleon

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