nucleon
noun
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
nucleonic
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a word derived from
nucleon.
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a word derived from
nucleonics.
nucleonicsnounthe branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
Example Sentences
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"Similarly, in these nucleonic quantum dots, a single neutron can be trapped by a nanocrystal, with a size well beyond the range of the nuclear force, and display similar quantized energies."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
But the show could have been a nucleonic turkey without its M.C.:
From Time Magazine Archive
Since we started constructing negative-proton matter, we've found out a few things about nucleonic structure.
From The Answer by H. Beam Piper
Long ago, it was realized that the nucleonic particles—protons, neutrons, mesons and so on—must have structure of their own.
From The Answer by H. Beam Piper
"I ran through a belt of intermittent nucleonic bombing on the Second Level."
From Police Operation by H. Beam Piper
