See Also: nucleon(medicine)
nucleon(dictionary)

nucleon (iou)



nucleon noun. Also nuclon. E20.
[from NUCLEUS noun + -ON.]
Nuclear Physics.
A proton. Only in E20.
A particle of which the proton and the neutron are regarded as different states. M20.
nucle'onic adjective of or pertaining to nucleons or nucleonics M20.