antinucleon

[an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy-]

an·ti·nu·cle·on

[an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy-]
noun Physics.
an antiproton or an antineutron.

Origin:
1945–50; anti- + nucleon
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Antinucleon is always a great word to know.
So is absorption. Does it mean:
the removal of energy or particles from a beam by the medium through which the beam propagates
the amount of heat per unit time per area that can be conducted through a plate of thickness of a given material, differing by one unit of temperature
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antinucleon (ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn)
 
n
an antiproton or an antineutron

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antinucleon   (ān'tē-n'klē-ŏn', ān'tī-)  Pronunciation Key 
The antiparticle that corresponds to a nucleon.
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