Nucleon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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