Nucleon Definition
no͝oklē-ŏn, nyo͝o-
nucleons
noun
Either of two stable baryons, the proton and the neutron, that make up the nucleus of an atom.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nucleon
Noun
Singular:
nucleon
Plural:
nucleonsOrigin of Nucleon
-
From nucleus.
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