First Known Use: 1923
Dictionary
nucleon
noun nu·cle·on \ˈnü-klē-ˌän, ˈnyü-\
Definition of NUCLEON
1
: a proton or neutron especially in the atomic nucleus
2
: a hypothetical single entity with one-half unit of isospin that can manifest itself as either a proton or a neutron
— nu·cle·on·ic \ˌnü-klē-ˈä-nik, ˌnyü-\ adjective
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of NUCLEON
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with NUCLEON
Abadan, Acheron, Ahriman, aileron, alençon, amazon, Amazon, amnion, and so on, antiphon, Aragon, autobahn, balmacaan, Bantustan, baryon, Basilan, bear down on, beat up on, betatron, biathlon, cabochon, call upon, calutron, carillon, carry-on, carry on, celadon, check up on, chorion, colophon, come upon, Culiacán, cyclotron, decagon, decathlon, demijohn, dine out on, early on, echelon, electron, elevon, enteron, epsilon, ethephon, etymon, fall back on, fermion, follow-on, Genghis Khan, get it on, go back on, going on, goings-on, gonfalon, Grand Teton, graviton, hanger-on, harijan, helicon, heptagon, hereupon, hexagon, hold out on, hopping John, Huascarán, hyperon, Isfahan, isochron, Kublai Khan, Kyrgyzstan, lay eyes on, Lebanon, leprechaun, liaison, Lipizzan, load up on, logion, looker-on, macédoine, marathon, Marathon, marzipan, mastodon, Mazatlán, Miquelon, miss out on, morion, move in on, myrmidon, nonagon, noumenon, Oberon, octagon, off and on, omicron, Oregon, organon, ostracon, Pakistan, Palawan, pantheon, paragon, Parmesan, parmigiana, Parthenon, peloton, pentagon, pentathlon, Percheron, Phlegethon, Phocion, pick up on, polygon, positron, Procyon, put-upon, Rajasthan, Ramadan, ride herd on, run low on, run out on, run upon, set eyes on, set foot on, set upon, silicon, sneak up on, Süleyman, tachyon, Taiyuan, talkathon, telamon, telethon, thereupon, tie one on, triathlon, Tucumán, upsilon, virion, walkathon, walk out on, whereupon, woebegone, work upon, Yerevan, Xiangtan, Zahedan
Medical Dictionary
nucleon
noun nu·cle·on \ˈn(y)ü-klē-ˌän\
Medical Definition of NUCLEON
Learn More About NUCLEON
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: nucleonicsPrevious Word in the Dictionary: nucleometerAll Words Near: nucleon
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up nucleon? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).