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nu·cle·on (n

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A proton or neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus.

nucle·onic adj.

nucleon

[n(y)o̅o̅′klē·on]

a collective term applied to protons and neutrons within the nucleus.

nucleon [noo´kle-on]

a proton or neutron; one of the particles of an atomic nucleus.

nucleon

a particle of an atomic nucleus; a proton or neutron, the total number of which constitutes the mass number of the isotope.

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nucleon (redirected from Nuclear particle)

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