| NOUN | object | nucleon | a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus |
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| Meaning | A constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus. | |
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| Part of | nucleus | The positively charged dense center of an atom |
| Narrower | antineutron | The antiparticle of a neutron |
| antiproton | An unstable negatively charged proton | |
| neutron | An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton | |
| proton | A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron | |
| Broader | baryon, heavy particle | Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions |
| Spanish | nucleón | |
| Catalan | nucleó | |
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