nucleon

2 definitions found

nucleon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  nucleon \nucleon\ n. (Physics)
     A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.
     [PJC]

nucleon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nucleon
      n 1: a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus