Related Searches
Nearby Words

nucleonic

[noo-klee-on, nyoo-]

nu·cle·on

[noo-klee-on, nyoo-]
noun Physics.
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.

Origin:
1935–40; nucle(us) + -on1

nu·cle·on·ic, adjective
in·ter·nu·cle·on, adjective
in·ter·nu·cle·on·ic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To nucleonic

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Nucleonic is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Collins
World English Dictionary
nucleonics (ˌnjuːklɪˈɒnɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the applications of nuclear energy
 
nucle'onic
 
adj
 
nucle'onically
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

nucleon nu·cle·on (n&oomacr;'klē-ŏn', ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A proton or a neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus.


nu'cle·on'ic adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
nucleon   (n'klē-ŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A proton or a neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature